The War for Our Nation

Murād Faraj

1912

[By “war”] I mean concrete war—rather than a war of words or an incomplete war of demonstrations. I am not in denial regarding the existence of these words or those demonstrations, and neither do I deny their value, action, or influence. What I do reject is the inadequacy of their effect, benefit, and utility, which lack foundation in reason or…

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Murād Faraj

1866–1956

Born in Cairo into a Karaite family of goldsmiths, Muraˉd Faraj (Mourad Farag) received a traditional Karaite education, learning Arabic and Hebrew, and later earned a degree in law. Faraj became a successful lawyer, serving on the Karaite bet din (legal council) as dayan (judge) and as counsel for Khedive Abbas Hilmi. Faraj produced more than thirty books of poetry, including works on law and Hebrew linguistics, and religious writings in Arabic and Hebrew, as well as numerous articles in scholarly and lay periodicals. He coauthored the 1923 Egyptian Constitution and was a member of the Egyptian Academy for Arabic Language.

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