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One of the most famous Jews of this period was Yaqub Sanu, an Egyptian Jew of Italian heritage. Despite his Italian roots and his religion, he was a patriotic Egyptian nationalist who advocated the removal of the British, and he edited the nationalist publication Abu Nazara 'Azra from exile. This was one of the first magazines written in Egyptian Arabic, and it consisted of mostly satire, poking fun at the British as well as the Monarchy which was a puppet of the British.
Anyone remember overhearing or reading about this dude? I have a 34 page article at home I am tackling in the bathtub and I find this guy a hoot!Posts: 1765 | Registered: Mar 2006
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