Nasser was greatly influenced by Egyptian nationalism, as espoused by politician Mustafa Kamel, poet Ahmed Shawqi, and his anti-colonialist instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Aziz al-Masri, to whom Nasser expressed his gratitude in a 1961 newspaper interview. He was especially influenced by Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim's novel Return of the Spirit, in which al-Hakim wrote that the Egyptian people were only in need of a "man in whom all their feelings and desires will be represented, and who will be for them a symbol of their objective". Nasser later credited the novel as his inspiration to launch the 1952 revolution. COUNT 5
QSN1 What political theory fascinated Nasser? ANS1 Egyptian nationalism QSN2 What politician did Nasser admire? ANS2 Mustafa Kamel QSN3 What poet did Nasser read? ANS3 Ahmed Shawqi QSN4 What novel influenced Nasser greatly? ANS4 Return of the Spirit QSN5 Where did Nasser meet his anti-colonialist teacher? ANS5 Royal Military Academy