Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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![]() ![]() Muhammad Ali Becomes Wali of Egypt (1805)Four years after Ali, an Ottoman army commander, helped drive Napoleon from Ottoman-ruled Egypt, he was named wali—governor—of Egypt. He helped modernize Egypt and attempted to secure its independence. Though unsuccessful, his efforts established his progeny as the rulers of Egypt and Sudan for nearly 150 years and rendered Egypt a de facto independent state. He is thus considered one of the fathers of modern Egypt. How did Ali trick Egypt's Mamluk leaders into walking into a massacre? More... Discuss |
7 comments:
am too sleep from the meds... but i heard something... and it was nice :)
take care mate... cheers...
Ok, I admit it – I kinda like that song.
Hey Arv,
Aw, hope you're feeling better today! :)
Chris,
haha-I know, it's good! :D
I was just going to listen to a little bit of it, to get the feel, but I LIKED the feel, and enjoyed the whole thing. Never heard her before. Thanx!
Hi Ferd,
I'm glad you liked it! :) Nice to see you. I hope all is well.
good song!!! love it, will have to add that one to my list on facebook...it is my theme song for the last month, lol
Hi Lina,
lol, yeah it's a good one!
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