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Colonel Orabi Pasha came to Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, 125 years ago. A special programme has been planned on March 8 at the Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre in Kandy to commemorate his visit, Director of the Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre, Mohamed Saleemdeen told Kandy Times. The event will take place under the patronage of Gehan Amin, Ambassador of the Arab …

Photograph of Ahmed Orabi circa. 1900 | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Across a vast history dating back thousands of years, Egypt gave birth to fascinating minds and brilliant legacies. Regardless of the era in question, there feature countless incomparable icons and national heroes – be it authors, politicians, artists, doctors, and possibly professionals across all kinds of fields. This does …