Political Violence in Egypt 1910-1925: Secret Societies, Plots and Assassinations

263 Pages·2000·4.13 MB·English

by  Malak Badrawi

Political Violence in Egypt
1910-1924
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Political Violence in Egypt
1910-1924
Secret Societies, Plots and Assassinations
Malak Badrawi
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LONDON AND NEW YORK
First Published in 2000
by Curzon Press
This edition published 2013 by Routledge
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1&:) 2000 Malak Badrawi
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ISBN 0-7007-1231-3
For my mother
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Contents
Acknowledgements IX
Glossary Xl
1 The Mood of the Times 1
2 Ballad For a Patriotic Hero 22
3 Wardani's Secret Society 55
4 More Angry Young Men 78
5 The "Treacherous" Sultan 113
6 Bombing the "Traitors" 134
7 Killing the "Enemy" 173
8 The Two Aimed at Zaghlul 197
Conclusion 230
Bibliography 234
Index 240
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Acknowledgements
I would like to express my appreciation to the following people:
Counsel 'Ali al-Sadiq 'Uthman, Deputy Minister of Justice (National
Centre for Judicial Research), and Counsels Fathi 'Abd el-Rahman Noor,
Omar Hafeez, Nabil el-Sayyid, Mohammed Salih at the Egyptian Ministry
of Justice for facilitating my research; also, Mrs 'Adilah Khalil, director of
the Microfilm department at the National Centre for Judicial Research for
her diligence, hospitality and efficiency;
His Highness Prince 'Abbas Hilmi; Professor 'Afaf Marsot for her very
valuable criticism, her sense of humour and patience, and Dr. Alain Marsot
for putting up with me; Becky Niblock for her patience, willingness, and
her turn of phrase;
Hasan Ibrahim 'Abd al-Hadi, Dr. Nabawiyyah Wakid, Hani Mahmud el
Nokrashi, Mrs. Gazbiyyah Saad el-Din el-Hamamsi, the late journalists
Mustafa Amin and Hafiz Mahmud, all of whom endured my questions;
Mrs Jane R. Hogan, Assistant Keeper of the Archives and Special
collections at the University of Durham Library, Dr. Derek Hopwood and
Mrs. Clare Brown at the Middle East Centre, St. Antony's College, Oxford,
for all their help and kindness;
The Archivists at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Quai
d'Orsay, and the Keepers at the Public Records Office at Kew;
Mrs. Shahira el-Sawi, Director of the library at the American University
in Cairo, for her unfailing courtesy, and Mrs. Lesley Tweddle, Mrs.
Laurence Moftah, and Nermine Rifaat, for their kindness and help;
Paul Auchterlonie, at the University of Exeter's Old Library for his
invaluable suggestions;
Dr. 'Abd aI-Salam Nour el-Dine Hamad, Ms. Ann Williams, Mr.
Mohammed Saleh Omri, Dr. Youssef Choueiri, and Professor Rashid el
Enany, for taking time off to read, make comments, and help with the
transliteration;
To all my good friends and relatives Mohammed Khalil and Nihal
Kassem-Khalil, Mahmud 'Abd al-Aal, Sania Sharawi-Lanfranchi, Mona
Younes, Dawlat Badrawi-Nash, Ashraf el-Gammal, Uschi Knieper, Karim