Egyptians nationalist sentiment reached a high point after the 1906 Dinshaway Incident, when following an altercation between a group of British soldiers and Egyptian farmers, four of the farmers were hanged while others were condemned to public flogging. Dinshaway, a watershed in the history of Egyptian anti-colonial resistance, galvanized Egyptian opposition against the British, culminating in the founding of the first two political parties in Egypt: the secular, liberal "Umma" (the Nation, 1907) headed by Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, and the more radical, pro-Islamic "Watani" Party (National Party, 1908) headed by Mustafa Kamil. Lutfi was born to a family of farmers in
Military Officers Association of America California. The association’s goal was to provide advice and assistance to fellow military officers throughout United States. The organization also promoted fraternal relations among America’s uniformed services. The association moved its headquarters into the Washington area in 1944. At that time, the organization had approximately 2,600 members. In 2002, the association changed its name to the "Military Officers Association of America". The change took effect on 1 January 2003. Today, the Military Officers Association of America has over 380,000 members. It is the largest military officers' organization in the United States. In addition to supporting a strong national defense program,