Yusuf Idris
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Yusuf Idris was a prominent Egyptian writer and playwright renowned for his pioneering modern short stories and realistic portrayals of Egyptian society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yusuf Idris canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6009157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yusuf Idris Context triple: [The Sin, basedOnAuthor, Yusuf Idris]
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A.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is a prominent Nigerian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, known for his banking reforms and outspoken stance on governance and corruption.
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B.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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C.
Hassan Ali Effendi
Hassan Ali Effendi was a prominent 19th-century Muslim educationist and reformer from Sindh who played a key role in promoting modern education among Muslims in British India.
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D.
Ali Nasir Muhammad
Ali Nasir Muhammad is a Yemeni politician and former leader of South Yemen who played a central role in the country's socialist government and its internal power struggles during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Ibrahim Hyderi
Ibrahim Hyderi is a coastal fishing village and neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan, known for its large fishing community and seafood markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yusuf Idris Target entity description: Yusuf Idris was a prominent Egyptian writer and playwright renowned for his pioneering modern short stories and realistic portrayals of Egyptian society.
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A.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is a prominent Nigerian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, known for his banking reforms and outspoken stance on governance and corruption.
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B.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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C.
Hassan Ali Effendi
Hassan Ali Effendi was a prominent 19th-century Muslim educationist and reformer from Sindh who played a key role in promoting modern education among Muslims in British India.
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D.
Ali Nasir Muhammad
Ali Nasir Muhammad is a Yemeni politician and former leader of South Yemen who played a central role in the country's socialist government and its internal power struggles during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Ibrahim Hyderi
Ibrahim Hyderi is a coastal fishing village and neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan, known for its large fishing community and seafood markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Egyptian State Prize for Literature
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Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature ⓘ |
| citizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-05-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-08-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cairo University ⓘ |
| employer | Al-Ahram newspaper ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Idris ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | medicine ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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realist literature ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Yusuf ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Arabic short story form
ⓘ
contemporary Egyptian theatre ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | dramatist ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Egyptian rural life
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social and political conditions in mid-20th-century Egypt ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| movement | modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| name | Yusuf Idris ⓘ |
| nationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering the modern Arabic short story
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realistic depictions of Egyptian lower and middle classes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
City of Love and Ashes
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Farahat’s Republic ⓘ House of Flesh ⓘ The Cheapest Nights ⓘ The Sledgehammer ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ physician ⓘ playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Faqous, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cairo, Egypt
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linked to:
Cairo
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical studies in modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cairo, Egypt
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linked to:
Cairo
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| writingStyle |
colloquial Egyptian Arabic dialogue
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realistic portrayal of Egyptian society ⓘ |
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Subject: Yusuf Idris Description of subject: Yusuf Idris was a prominent Egyptian writer and playwright renowned for his pioneering modern short stories and realistic portrayals of Egyptian society.
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