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Egyptian scholar (1801–1873)
Also known as: Rifāʿa at-Tahtāwī, Рифаа ат-Тахтави, رفاعة الطهطاوي, リファーア・ライ・アッ・タフターウィー, 里发阿·拉斐阿·塔哈塔维, Rifāʿat Rāfiʿ al-Ṭahṭāwī
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Qasim Amin1863–1908ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetSocial reform essays on women's education and modernity develop ideas first sketched in Tahtawi's educational works. (AI reason)
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His 'Hadith Isa ibn Hisham' gives a satirical maqama-style tour of a modernizing Egypt, a fitting successor to Tahtawi's observational prose. (AI reason)
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His chronicle of the French occupation of Egypt records an earlier Egyptian encounter with France. (AI reason)
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