Word: effendis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Chafing under British rule, a palace clique is suspected of pro-Axis, particularly pro-Italian, sympathies. Parts of the effendi class like to listen to Axis promises of advancement and power. Peasants have been propagandized with wild tales of hoarding and looting by British troops. With bomb blasts shaking Alexandria, the time for anti-British action is ripe...