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1517
1517-1918
The Ottoman Empire extends over most of the Arab world -
1798-1801
Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military commander, invades and conquers Egypt -
1830
France conquered and colonized Algeria -
1840
Aisha Taymur, the distinguished female poet and writer, is born in Egypt -
1853-1971
Britain maintains control over several independent emirates of the Persian Gulf -
1860-1920
Christian Arabs leave the Middle East in large numbers, many emigrating to the United States -
1867
Lebanese poet Warda al-Yaziji publishes her collection of poems -
1869
The Suez Canal, a crucial communication and transportation link between the Mediterranean and Red Seas, opens in Egypt -
1881
The French conquer and colonize Tunisia -
1881
Anti-Jewish riots (pogroms) in southern Russia lead Alexander III to expel Jews from the region -
1882
British troops take control of Egypt -
1892
The first Arabic-language newspaper in the United States is published -
1896
Theodor Herzl publishes his vision for a state where Jews could live free from persecution -
1897
The Zionist Organization is founded by Theodor Herzl -
1899
The Egyptian book The Liberation of Women stimulates enormous public debate on women's status in Egypt