Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi

Abd al-Rahman Ahmad Baha'i Muhammad Mawsud al-Kawakibi (1271 AH / 1855 – 1320 AH / June 15, 1902 AD) was one of the pioneers and thinkers of the Arab Renaissance in the nineteenth century, and one of the founders of Arab nationalist thought. He is famous for his book "The Nature of Despotism and the Fate of Slavery," which is considered one of the most important Arabic books of the nineteenth century that discusses the phenomenon of political despotism.

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