Ottomanism – the Young Turks Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) The Young Turks Committee of Union and Progress was more commonly known as CUP. The Union was filled with youngRead More…
Arab Cultural Distinctiveness (Abd al Rahman al Kawakibi &Butrus al Bustani) Abd al Rahman al Kawakibi was born in in 1854 in Aleppo, Syria. He was of the belief that the OttomansRead More…
The reform of high Islam (Jamal al Din al Afghani & Muhammad Abduh) Jamal al Din al Afghani was a person who wanted to bring back Islam to its former glory. HeRead More…
19th Century Islamic Puritanism (Wahhabi, Sanusi, Mahdi) The Wahhabi movement originated in modern day Saudi Arabia as a fundamentalist opposition to Sufism. It was started by Muhammad–ibn-abd-al-Wahhab in the 18th century inRead More…
Muhammad Ali and Ismail the magnificent (19th century westernizers) Muhammad Ali was a military commander with Albanian origins who was raised in the greek city of Kavalla. He arrived in Egypt andRead More…
The “pendulum” of attitudes towards westernization As the Ottoman Empire started to decline in the 18th and 19th century, some leaders started to reject Islamic ideology and adopt more western policies andRead More…
The Ottoman Empire – overview of treatment of Non-Turks One of the reasons of the success of the Ottoman Empire was the acknowledgement of the vast cultural and religious diversity of theRead More…
The Ottoman Empire – A critical assessment The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest Empires of the Muslim and the general world. They ruled over a large area including the north-AfricanRead More…
The Ottoman Empire – A general historical overview The Ottoman Empire originated in some period of time around 1338, however the exact dates are unknown. They originated from religious fighters who wereRead More…
The Iran Safavid Empire and Shi’ism The Iran Safavid Empire was founded in 1501 by Ismail. It originated from a sunni sufi religious brotherhood that was founded by members of the safavidRead More…