- Salama Moussa
Infobox Writer
name = Salama Moussa
birthdate = 1887
birthplace =Zagazig ,Egypt
deathdate = 1985
deathplace =Cairo ,Egypt
nationality =Egypt
occupation = Journalist
notableworks = Man at the Top of Evolution
influences =Karl Marx ,Charles Darwin ,Friedrich Nietzsche Salama Moussa (1887-1958) (Ar: سلامه موسى) was a notable
Egypt ian journalist and reformer in the 1920s. Born inZagazig to aCoptic Christian family, Moussa was known for his wide interest in science and culture, as well as his firm belief in the human intellect as a guarantor of progress and prosperity. In 1908, he travelled toEurope where he studiedliterature ,philosophy , social andnatural science s. He continued studying these subjects critically throughout his life.Moussa belonged to a group of intellectuals who vehemently demanded the simplification of Arabic and its
grammar and the recognition ofEgyptian Arabic as the Modern Egyptian language, which inflamed the criticism of his conservative opponents.Standard Arabic had remained unchanged for generations, and the majority of the Egyptian people were illiterate, prompting Moussa and other thinkers to advocate writing in thevernacular . The simplification and modernization of language inEgypt remains under discussion to this day. Salama Moussa's writings continue to be in demand, perhaps even more than before.Nobel prize-winner and fellow countryman
Naguib Mahfouz was mentored by Salama Moussa, who is quoted as saying to Mahfouz: "You have much talent, but your essays are no good." After this incident, Mahfouz relates that he chose his topics more carefully.Salama Moussa became seriously ill and died on
4 August 1958 .ee also
*
List of Egyptian authors
*List of prominent Copts External links
* [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/525/chrncls.htm Al-Ahram Weekly On-line]
* [http://egyptianchronicles.freewebsitehosting.com/CulturalCommentaries.html The Status of Culture in Egypt]
*de icon/en icon [http://de.geocities.com/raoufmoussa111/ Overview of the Relationship between Naguib Mahfouz and Salama Moussa]
* [http://de.geocities.com/moussa787/ Salama Moussa: The Literary Complete Works]
*Profiles in Courage [http://wahdah.blogspot.com/2006/04/profiles-in-courage.html
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