A Tale of Two Factions -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Note on Transliteration -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Appendix: Origin Myths of the Factions -- 1. Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt -- 2. Bir Varmıs, Bir Yokmus: Folklore and Binary Oppositions in the Factional Origin Myths -- 3. Sa'd and Haram: The Factions' Bedouin Equivalents -- 4. The Yemeni Connection to Egypt's Factions -- 5. Red and White: The Colors of the Factions' Banners -- 6. The Knob and the Disk-The Factions' Standards -- 7. Selim and Sudun in the Origin Myths -- 8. The Mulberry Tree in the Origin Myths -- 9. The Competitive Feasts of Qasim and Dhu'l-Faqar Beys -- 10. Qasimi Genesis?: Qansuh's Slave Troop and Ridvan's Circassian Geneaology -- 11. Faqari Genesis?: 'Ali Bey's Mosque and the Ottoman Dhu'l-Faqar Sword -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Introduction -- Appendix Notes: Origin Myths of the Factions -- 1: Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt -- 2: Bir Varmıs, Bir Yokmus -- 3: Sa'd and Haram -- 4: The Yemeni Connection to Egypt's Factions -- 5: Red and White -- 6: The Knob and the Disk -- 7: Selim and Sudun in the Origin Myths -- 8: The Mulberry Tree -- 9: The Competitive Feasts -- 10: Qasimi Genesis? -- 11: Faqari Genesis? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.