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otwithstanding the fact that considerable research 1, work has been done into Jamal al-Din al,Afghani's personality and activities, little is known about his practifal moves towards bringing about political union between the various Muslim countries in a common effort against their foes.
3. This makes 'it highly possible that al,Afghani was more political-minded than he- usually gave evidence of being He certainly became more so when he was forbidden to enter India, Persia and Egypt, while prudently refraining from visiting Afghanistan, where he had dange• rous enemies.
. The context of the said project was acquired by Salim Hamawi in Constantinople and forwarded to the British authorities in Egypt.
Moreover it reflects clearly his Pan-Islamic ideas, his knowledge of the Afghans, his wish to coerce Persia into an alliance with Turkey and the Afghans, even against its wilI ( possibly a desire for revenge on the Shah and his advisers), his connections with the Egyptians and the Indian Muslims, and his ·suspicions-now turned into dislike-of the Euro, pean Powers, in particular of Great Britain.
5, The alliance could easily have created con, ·siderable trouble for the British both in Egypt and India; as well as reinforc• ed the "Sick Man" and perhaps made him again a factor of some importance in world politics.
N'oublions pas que I'Allemagne et meme les Puissances de l'alliance appuient la politique anglaise en Egypte, ce qui est en contradiction avec les protestations d'amitie qu'elles font a la Turquie et est fait pour empech• er l'Angleterre de contrecarrer l'action de l'Allemagne en Afrique.