At its core, the Ottoman Empire was a strongly Muslim state. The emphasis the empire placed on ensuring the place of Islam in government has scarcely been seen elsewhere in history. Continue reading
Tag Archives: History
The Mongol Invasion and the Destruction of Baghdad
One of the most destructive times of Islamic history was the Mongol invasion in the 1200s. Learn what caused a scar on Muslim lands that took centuries to heal. Continue reading
Spain’s Forgotten Muslims – The Expulsion of the Moriscos
In 100 years, over 500,000 of Spain’s Muslims were killed, forced to convert, or exiled from their homeland. The tragedy of this genocide of religious intolerance by Spain’s Christians must never be forgotten. Continue reading
The Decline of the Ottoman Empire: Part 3 Nationalism
In its final days, the Ottoman Empire was divided along nationalistic lines, helping make it even weaker than before. How did this nationalist agenda find its way into the empire and how did it bring it down? Continue reading
The Decline of the Ottoman Empire: Part 2 Islamic Decline
The loss of the Islamic character of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s had a major role in bringing the empire down. The Ottomans went from being the leaders of the Muslim world to erasing Islam from government itself. Continue reading
The Decline of the Ottoman Empire: Part 1 Politics and Economics
An analysis of the political and economic causes for the decline of the last great Muslim empire. Continue reading
How Muslims Helped Cause the American Revolution
Do Muslims have a place in American society? Is Islam compatible with American ideas? The truth is Muslims helped build the ideas America is based on in the first place. Continue reading
Ibn al-Haytham – The First Scientist
Today’s textbooks speak of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein, but ignore the man who inspired them. Without Ibn al-Haytham, science as we know it would not exist. Continue reading
The Muslim Who Was China’s Greatest Explorer – Zheng He
The greatest Chinese admiral of all time was a Muslim who spread Islam throughout the lands he traveled to. Continue reading
Did Islam Spread by the Sword?
The attack by Islamophobes that Islam spread through warfare is disturbingly common. Is there any validity to this idea? Continue reading