Farghali Abdel Hafiz b. 1941
Faces from Egypt, 2012
Acrylic, oil stick and sand on canvas laid down on board
120 x 60 cm
47 1/4 x 23 5/8 in
47 1/4 x 23 5/8 in
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This work incorporates a photograph of the political leader Ahmed Orabi (1841-1911). Colonel Ahmed Orabi, also known as Orabi Pasha, was an Egyptian army general, and nationalist who led a...
This work incorporates a photograph of the political leader Ahmed Orabi (1841-1911).
Colonel Ahmed Orabi, also known as Orabi Pasha, was an Egyptian army general, and nationalist who led a revolt in 1879 against Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, and the increasing European domination of the country. The revolt was ultimately crushed in 1882 when Britain invaded at the request of Tewfik, thereby commencing the 40 year British occupation of Egypt. Orabi was the first Egyptian national political and military leader to rise from the fellahin.
Colonel Ahmed Orabi, also known as Orabi Pasha, was an Egyptian army general, and nationalist who led a revolt in 1879 against Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, and the increasing European domination of the country. The revolt was ultimately crushed in 1882 when Britain invaded at the request of Tewfik, thereby commencing the 40 year British occupation of Egypt. Orabi was the first Egyptian national political and military leader to rise from the fellahin.
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