Nahda

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Nahda is a 19th–early 20th century Arab cultural and intellectual renaissance marked by literary revival, modernization, and engagement with Western ideas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab renaissance
cultural movement
historical period
intellectual movement
hasAlternativeName Arab Awakening
linked to: The Arab Awakening

Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda

Arab Renaissance
linked to: Nahda
hasCause Egyptian modernization under Muhammad Ali Pasha
increased European presence in the Middle East
military and political decline of the Ottoman Empire
hasEndApprox 1930s
hasInfluenceFrom European Enlightenment
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Ottoman Tanzimat reforms
linked to: Tanzimat

Western liberal thought
hasKeyDevelopment debates on Islamic reform
debates on women’s rights
development of modern Arabic poetry
emergence of Arab nationalism discourse
emergence of modern Arabic press
expansion of secular education
rise of Arabic novel
standardization of modern written Arabic
translation of European literary works into Arabic
translation of European scientific works into Arabic
hasKeyDomain education
historical writing
journalism
literature
political thought
religious thought
social reform
theater
translation movement
hasKeyFigure Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi
Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq
Butrus al-Bustani
Francis Marrash
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Jurji Zaydan
Luqman al-Hakim Press (as part of press movement)
Muhammad Abduh
Qasim Amin
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
hasLanguage Arabic
hasMainTheme constitutionalism
cultural revival
educational reform
literary revival
modernization
nationalism
reform
religious reform
secularization
hasMajorCenter Alexandria
Beirut
Cairo
Damascus
hasOutcome emergence of constitutional and parliamentary ideas in Arab societies
formation of modern Arab intellectual elites
foundation for modern Arab nationalism
modernization of Arabic language and literature
spread of print culture in the Arab world
hasRegion Arab world
Middle East
North Africa
hasRelatedConcept Arab nationalism
European Enlightenment
Islamic modernism
Tanzimat
hasStartApprox early 19th century
hasTimePeriod 19th century
early 20th century

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Zaki al-Arsuzi influencedBy Arab cultural renaissance (Nahda)
linked to: Nahda
Nahda hasAlternativeName Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Nahda hasAlternativeName Arab Renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Taha Hussein movement Egyptian Enlightenment
linked to: Nahda
Michel Aflaq influencedBy Arab cultural renaissance (Nahda)
subject linked to: Aflaq
linked to: Nahda
Ba'athism aimsFor Arab renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Qasim Amin movement Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Qasim Amin movement Arab renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Ameen Rihani movement Arab Renaissance (Nahda)
linked to: Nahda
Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq movement Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi movement Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi influenced Arab Nahda intellectuals
linked to: Nahda
Butrus al-Bustani movement Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Francis Marrash movement Nahda
Francis Marrash movement Arab Renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Jurji Zaydan movement Nahda
Jurji Zaydan movement Arab Renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Luqman al-Hakim Press associatedWith Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Luqman al-Hakim Press associatedWith Arab Renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Luqman al-Hakim Press partOf Arab Nahda press movement
linked to: Nahda
Luqman al-Hakim Press movement Arab Nahda
linked to: Nahda
Arab literary modernism developedInContext Nahda (Arab renaissance)
linked to: Nahda
Mikhail Naimy movement Arab literary renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Rashid Ayyub movement Arab literary renaissance
linked to: Nahda
Rashid Ayyub influencedBy Arab Nahda intellectual movement
linked to: Nahda