tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post6606371485346540986..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: The Egyptian Army in Politics, I: The ‘Urabi Revolt of 1881-1882Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-40749892884569327002013-07-12T13:44:55.262-04:002013-07-12T13:44:55.262-04:00Urabi was all the rage when I studied at the Harva...Urabi was all the rage when I studied at the Harvard Middle East Center from 1962-64. Nasser was still in vogue among most of the faculty members, who saw Urabi as the precursor of mid-twentieth century Arab military officers who were modernizers destined to replace the passe kings and emirs. A few of the younger Levantine language instructors and teaching fellows entertained Ba'athi sympathies. All very intoxicating to a young American Arabist. Presumably, the Arab rebellions of 2011 raised similar expectations. David Macknoreply@blogger.com