al-Afghani

Initially promoted by 19th-century Islamic reformers such as Jamaleddin Assadabadi aka al-Afghani, the idea of a strong state was used by successive autocratic regimes across the Arab world as an excuse for destroying traditional interfaces such as tribal councils, trade guilds, professional associations and Sufi fraternities in order to concentrate power in the hands of a despot.

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Al Shabab leader Ibrahim Haji Jama trained with al Qaeda in Afghanistan (his nom de guerre in Somalia is al-Afghani).

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The telegram FO141/111 was translated by “Acting Vice-Consul”Raphael Borg, a Maltese of British citizenship, prominent in the Star of the East lodge that elected al-Afghani as its leader.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In 1907, Jamal ed-Din al-Afghani died from cancer of the jaw while a “guest” of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In 1999, property developers tore down the Mattatias building, in whose café Jamal ed-Din al-Afghani and Mohammed Abdu had dreamed of revolution.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Overruling Lord Granville, he accepted an offer from Wilfrid Blunt to sound out negotiations with the Mahdi via Jamal ed-Din al-Afghani.12

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

ON THE DAY KHARTOUM was cut off, in a Paris attic eight feet square Jamal ed-Din al-Afghani and Mohammed Abdu read the first issue of their new journal.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

In the Ottoman Empire, he called himself al-Afghani: “The Afghan.”

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Sheikh Said Jamal ed-Din al-Afghani, the “Sage of the East.”

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Bearded, voluble, and a little bug-eyed, Sheikh Said Jamal ed-Din al-Afghani was a prophet without honor in many lands, usually under an assumed identity.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007