Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
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Rifa'a al-Tahtawi was a pioneering 19th-century Egyptian scholar, translator, and reformer who helped introduce modern Western ideas and educational reforms to the Arab-Islamic world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian scholar
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Islamic modernist thinker ⓘ person ⓘ reformer ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| advocated |
constitutional government
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modern secular education alongside religious education ⓘ patriotism and national consciousness in Egypt ⓘ translation of European scientific and literary works ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Muhammad Ali Pasha's modernization project ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1801 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tahta, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cairo, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Al-Azhar University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| fieldOfWork |
Islamic reform
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education ⓘ political thought ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| genre |
educational writing
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political treatise ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arab Nahda intellectuals
NERFINISHED
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later Egyptian reformers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Enlightenment thought
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| movement | Arab Nahda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi
NERFINISHED
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Rifa'a al-Tahtawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing modern Western ideas to Egypt
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pioneering modern education in Egypt ⓘ promoting translation of European works into Arabic ⓘ |
| occupation |
educational reformer
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journalist ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the School of Languages in Cairo
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head of the Translation Bureau in Egypt ⓘ imam of the first Egyptian educational mission to Paris ⓘ |
| reasonForTravel | to accompany an educational mission to France ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sentTo | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translated |
European historical works into Arabic
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European literary works into Arabic ⓘ European scientific works into Arabic ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| wrote |
Al-Murshid al-Amin lil-Banat wa-l-Banin
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Manahij al-Albab al-Misriyya NERFINISHED ⓘ Qala'id al-Mafakhir fi Gharib Awa'id al-Awail wa-l-Awakhir NERFINISHED ⓘ Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsInParis | 1826–1831 ⓘ |
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