THE UNMAKING OF A PATRIOT: ANTI-ARAB PREJUDICE IN THE BRITISH ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE URABI REVOLT (1882).

URABI, Ahmad, 1840 or 1841-1911; NATIONALISM; HISTORY of revolutions; REVOLUTIONS; PATRIOTISM; TEWFIK Pasha, Mohammed, 1852-1892; BRITISH people; RIOTS; PRESS & politics -- History; 19TH century Egyptian history; EGYPTIAN politics & government; EGYPT-Great Britain relations; NINETEENTH century; ETHICS; ATTITUDE (Psychology); HISTORY

The article discusses the 1882 Egyptian nationalist revolt (referred to as the Urabi Revolt) against British inference in the country that was led by the army colonel Ahmad Urabi Pasha. Particular focus is given to the British's efforts to disclaim the moral aspects of the revolt and Urabi's motives through British newspapers. An overview of the Egyptian leader Khedive Tewfiq's role in the Urabi Revolt, including British attitudes in this regard, is provided. Urabi's patriotism towards Egypt, including his relationship with the Egyptian National Party, is discussed. The role that the July 1882 riots in Egypt played in the British invasion of the country is mentioned.