Egyptian nationalist inclusion of the Sudanese erased the Mahdist voice of dissent

Evidence

Such social sensitivity redefined the image of the Sudanese; ironically, Lutfï al-Sayyid’s rupture with the stereotypes allowed no room for dissenting Sudanese voices. Both the figure of the Mahdï, who represented by far the loudest Sudanese voice Egyptians had ever heard, and the state he created, which had lasted almost fifteen years, were diminished to mere dots on the historical record for the sake of family peace. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 774

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

• SEED: The ‘inclusive rhetoric that silences’ paradox is an essay-worthy angle on anti-colonial nationalism.

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