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Satre was accompanied by fellow existential philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and friend Claude Lanzmann. The invitation had been extended by the daily Egyptian newspaper, Al-Ahram at the behest of local intellectuals. It is possible that the Egyptian government (majority owners of Al-Ahram) were equally keen for Satre to meet the nation's intellectuals: given his criticism of the French colonisation of Algeria, the government had repeatedly tried to secure a visit since the early 60s, hopeful that Satre would spread a pro-Arab sentiment in the West,

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