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Al-malik al-salih – Islam and the monarchy in 1930s Egypt

Tripp, Charles

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This article examines the significance of and the motives behind the projection of a distinctively Islamic image of King Faruq of Egypt in the years that followed his ascent to the Throne in 1936. It argues that the creation of the persona of al-malik al-salih (the righteous king) was one aspect of the strategy developed by Ali Mahir Pasha (Prime Minister and then Head of the Royal Diwan) to safeguard the monarchy in an era of mass politics. The campaign, however, took on a life of its own, obliging Ali Mahir to reassert control over the image of the ‘righteous king’.

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Tripp, C. (2022). Al-malik al-salih – Islam and the monarchy in 1930s Egypt. Middle Eastern Studies, 58(3), 354-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2022.2047659

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 29, 2021
Online Publication Date Apr 26, 2022
Publication Date Apr 26, 2022
Deposit Date May 10, 2022
Publicly Available Date May 10, 2022
Journal Middle Eastern Studies
Print ISSN 0026-3206
Electronic ISSN 1743-7881
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 58
Issue 3
Pages 354-370
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2022.2047659
Keywords Sociology and Political Science, History, Cultural Studies, Geography, Planning and Development
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00263206.2022.2047659

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