Two Egyptian political parties are formed, which…
1900 CE to 1911 CE
They are Kamil's National Party (also seen as the Watani Party) and the People's Party (Al Hizb al Umma or Umma Party).
The Umma Party is founded by Mahmud Sulayman Pasha, a former leader of the assembly and ally of Colonel Urabi, and Hasan Abd ar Raziq, among others.
The most prominent member of the Umma Party is Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, editor of the party's newspaper, Al Jaridah (The Newspaper).
The National Party's newspaper is Al Liwa (The Standard).
Kamil and Lutfi el-Sayed are Egyptian rather than Turco-Circassian in origin and represent the increasing political strength of Egyptians in national life.
Kamil's party calls for the British to evacuate Egypt immediately.
Although Kamil agreed that Egypt needs reform, he argues that the British presence is not necessary to achieve it.
Because Islam plays a larger role in his thought and in the party ideology than in the Umma
Party, Kamil and the National Party attract to it anti-European conservatives and religious traditionalists.
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