Egyptian thinkers redefined imperialism so only foreigners could colonize

Evidence

By linking the two peoples culturally, Lutfï al-Sayyid again changed the definition of the word imperialism for Egyptian society, because only foreigners could colonize. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 770

Categorization

• DEFINE: Precise definitional move: the category ‘imperialism’ gets reserved for foreign (British) action so Egyptian domination of Sudan becomes unnameable as such.
• XREF: Relevant to the reader’s broader project comparing colonial shades within and across Egypt and Sudan.