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Tag Archives: Ottoman Caliphate
“Under a doctrine known as takfir, these jihadis excommunicate and, on many occasions, kill Muslims who decline to toe their theological line”
FDD The many shades of Islam Clifford D. May December 31, 2025 …It was not until the 1920s, in the aftermath of World War I, that the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the last Ottoman caliph, Abdülmecid II, boarded the Orient … Continue reading
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“Turkey’s Erdogan supports Hamas and embraces the Brotherhood’s broader goals, perhaps imagining himself as the first Ottoman sultan and caliph of the 21st century”
FDD Meet the Muslim Brotherhood Clifford May November 5, 2025 …In 1928, Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Western scholars and policymakers were uninterested, regarding it as nothing more than a religious-social welfare organization and therefore no threat … Continue reading
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Tagged Caliphate, Muslim Brotherhood, Ottoman Caliphate, Turkey
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