Urabi revolt

Ahmed Urabi was originally from a rural village in the Nile Delta. However, he rose to become a military officer later. He was quite popular amongst the rural population in Egypt.Huffaker, S. (2012). Representations of Ahmed Urabi: Hegemony, Imperialism, and the British Press, 1881–1882. Victorian Periodicals Review 45(4), 375-405. https://doi.org/10.1353/vpr.2012.0035.

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