Price of rebellion: Collapse of the Ottoman Caliphate
2nd March 2025 Daniyal Mahmood Ahmad, Al Hakam A fragmented world Loyalty to one’s state is an important Islamic tenet – one which might have been overlooked when Sharif Hussein led […]
Rare Münire Sultan Qur’an sets record at Sotheby’s Islamic art auction
BY DAILY SABAH WITH IHA ISTANBUL APR 26, 2024 EDITED BY BURCU ÇAKMAK The elaborately illuminated Qur’an commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid I.’s daughter Münire Sultan in 1860 was sold for a […]
Shelter of humanity: Turkey’s history with Jewish refugees
BY AHMET GÜNHAN ANKARA APR 03, 2017 – 12:00 AM GMT+3 Anatolia’s rich and abundant lands have always been welcoming to people who have fled their homeland seeking shelter and the […]
Between modernity and tradition: Why Turkey appeals to western Muslims and students of Islam
Courses held every summer in Istanbul draw learners from across the Muslim-majority world, with some even moving to the city permanentlyIstanbul was once the capital of the Ottoman Empire and […]
Why Ukraine’s new defense minister will never give up on Crimea
LUKE COFFEY September 08, 2023 Ukraine’s parliament last week confirmed the appointment of Rustem Umerov as Minister of Defense. He replaces Oleksii Reznikov, who had been in office since November […]
At 100 years, the Treaty of Lausanne still provides a powerful lesson
Hamza Karcic23 July 2023 17:07 BST | Last update: 1 week 3 days agoA century later, the peace treaty is still in force and continues to have a profound impact on Turkey and beyond […]
A genuine tolerance
A GENUINE TOLERANCE The Case of the Ottoman Empire To be able to understand how the Ottomans excelled in tolerance, one has to consider how they upheld Islamic principles and […]
Religious Tolerance in Ottoman Empire Essay
Exclusively available on IvyPanda Updated: Sep 8th, 2021 In the Ottoman Empire, there was religious tolerance because religion played a critical role in enhancing peace and stability. Religious leaders were […]
Selahattin Demirtaş explains ‘Kurdish question for beginners’
Renowned Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has penned an opinion piece for several news sites, including Gazete Duvar, from Edirne Prison about the Kurdish problem in Turkey and its historical development. […]
Don’t let Islam be written out of our European history – it birthed fairytale-like towns and mystical lodges
OPINION By Tharik Hussain ‘Muslims have been Europeans for almost 14 centuries – longer than white people have been Americans, and still if I mention “Muslim Europe”, people remain sceptical’ August […]
How the Greek Rebellion against the Ottoman Empire began
HOW THE GREEK REBELLION BEGAN The Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire began in the Peloponnese on 6 April 1821, with the slogan: “Not a Turk shall remain in the […]
Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe
by Emily GrebleNew York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 354 pp. $35. Reviewed by Daniel PipesMiddle East Forum Middle East QuarterlySummer 2022 https://www.facebook.com/v2.6/plugins/share_button.php?app_id=172525162793917&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df103000261b5734%26domain%3Dwww.meforum.org%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.meforum.org%252Ff304982bc455498%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joeyhttps://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.d7fc2fc075c61f6fa34d79a0cbbf1e34.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&size=m&text=Review%20of%20Muslims%20and%20the%20Making%20of%20Modern%20Europe&time=1655816278835&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe%23.YrHAVO2XIZc.twitterShare5 Arguing against conventional thinking, Greble asserts, “Southeastern Europe was […]
Mighty sovereigns of Ottoman throne: Sultan Abdülhamid II
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI MAY 13, 2022 – DAILY SABAH This old photo shows Sultan Abdülhamid II, the 34th ruler of the Ottoman Empire. (Wikimedia / Edited by Büşra Öztürk) […]
Was Ertuğrul Ghazi a Real Person? Uncovering the Truth Behind the Netflix Series ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Zafir Malik 29th January 2022 What is the link between the popular Netflix series […]
Meet Portugalis, the company helping Jews claim Portuguese citizenship
Portugal has a rich and tragic Jewish history. What are the benefits of obtaining Portuguese citizenship? By ALAN ROSENBAUM Published: DECEMBER 2, 2021 A PORTUGUESE passport conveys all the benefits of a […]
Why we forget, how we remember: The Tripolice massacre
BY MELTEM SARSILMAZ OP-ED NOV 03, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3The painting by Greek painter Panagiotis Zografos shows a scene from the Tripolice rebellion. (Wikimedia Photo) RECOMMENDED Diplomatic row between Lebanon and Gulf […]
Who sold Palestine?
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI COLUMNS SEP 30, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls and carrying the “four species” (the four plants that are mentioned in the Torah as being relevant […]
Useful Enemies by Noel Malcolm review – learning from the Turks
This well-judged book, which centres on Western thinkers identifying positive aspects of Ottoman rule, complicates the idea of Orientalism Christopher de Bellaigue Wed 22 May 2019 In 1534 an Ottoman […]