Egyptian nationalists argued the very name Sudan falsely implied separateness

Evidence

Lutfï al-Sayyid’s newspaper, al-Jarïda, regularly set aside front-page space for the issue of colonizing the Sudan. So tight were the bonds between the two countries that even the name Sudan made no sense, wrote `Abd al- Qadir Hamza, a frequent contributor. In language that removes a separate identity from the Sudanese, he states, “I do not know why the Sudan is named anything other than Egypt, and it amazes me that we accepted this appellation during eras of oppression.” The Sudan was not a separate nation, no matter what its name, but the name had the deleterious effect of making people think it was separate. The connections between Egypt and the Sudan defied political language; We are the first among all peoples to colonize the Sudan, which as I said is an organ of Egypt’s. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 767

So tight were the bonds between the two countries that even the name Sudan made no sense, wrote `Abd al- Qadir Hamza, a frequent contributor. In language that removes a separate identity from the Sudanese, he states, “I do not know why the Sudan is named anything other than Egypt, and it amazes me that we accepted this appellation during eras of oppression.” The Sudan was not a separate nation, no matter what its name, but the name had the deleterious effect of making people think it was separate. The connections between Egypt and the Sudan defied political language; We are the first among all peoples to colonize the Sudan, which as I said is an organ of Egypt’s. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 767

Categorization

• DEFINE: Shows how nationalist naming itself is a colonial tool — the insistence that ‘Sudan’ as a name illegally created the impression of separateness.
• QUESTION: This frames the naming of Sudan as an act of colonial partition; a fruitful angle for the reader’s comparison of colonial tools in Egypt vs Sudan.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 767