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Name of Object:

An Italian cartoon in support of Ahmad Urabi's movement against foreign control of Egypt's finances

Name in original language:

Arabi Pascia e John Bull

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

State Library of Modern and Contemporary History

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Holding Institution (original language):

Biblioteca di Storia Moderna e Contemporanea

Date of Object:

1882

Description:

Ahmad Urabi was an Egyptian colonel of peasant origins who led a revolt in 1879-1882 aimed at eliminating foreign control of Egyptian finances and establishing constitutional limits to the Khedive’s authority. John Bull is a recognized national personification of the United Kingdom.
Caption: “Be careful, merchant! Despite your cannons, your ships and your money, I will be able to teach you that in places where true love for one’s country flourishes, people can make heroic miracles in order to defend their homeland!”
Part of the Italian public opinion sided with the Egyptians, against the British, since it likened Egyptian struggle with Italian struggle for national unification and self-determination. Ironically, however, in 1882 Italy occupied Massawa, on the Red Sea, and started its own colonial expansion.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

L’Epoca, 6–7 luglio 1882

Citation of this web page:

Giulia Barrera "An Italian cartoon in support of Ahmad Urabi's movement against foreign control of Egypt's finances" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;80;en

Prepared by: Giulia Barrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 080

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