HIST 46 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Arabic Literature, Egyptian Feminist Union, Taha Hussein
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Martial law, war economy: all opposition is stifled, a lot of rationing happens and egyptians suffer serves to see british in negative light. 1914 egypt separated from ottoman empire, protectorate established. Influence of wilson"s fourteen points self determination: the point of the war is to free some colonies from occupation, egyptians wanted to achieve independence b/c they are heir to the oldest nation in the world. November 1918 wafd founded: wafd means delegation a small number of egyptian officials who want to go to. Christians, muslims were a part of this: very conscious effort to unite people through nationalism without religion. New high commissioner, allenby, allows wafd to appear at paris. British don"t want wafd because there are many nationalist movements and so doesn"t want to set off a wave of nationalism throughout their empire. Wafd wanted full independence, but britain wanted to have a hand in military and foreign policy. No resolution, in 1922 england unilaterally gives egypt independence.
