Islamic History Podcast

5-22: Zionists And Palestine

Lloyd George's plan to create a Jewish home in Palestine is backed by growing support for Zionism in Britain.

5-21: Russians And Ottomans

The history of conflict between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire is long, bloody, and complicated.

5-20: Submarines And Americans

Outnumbered and facing starvation, the Germans are getting desperate, and willing to risk bringing the US into the war.

5-19: Lloyd George And The Middle East

Frustrated with the government's poor war effort, the British public chooses a new leader. And he wants to make the defeat of the Ottomans a priority.

5-18: Arabs And Ottomans

Sharif Hussein is ready to launch his Arab Revolt against the Ottomans.

5-17: The British And Mesopotamia

Underestimating Ottoman capabilities, the British attempted to invade Mesopotamia with devastating consequences.

5-16: Turks And Armenians

Ottoman-Armenian relations started to get really bad towards the end of the 19th century. But once the Great War started, they got even worse.

5-15: Sykes And Picot

With Sharif Hussein's promising to rebel against the Ottomans, the British and French have plans of their own. Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot meet in London to discuss their vision of the future of the Middle East.

5-14: McMahon And Hussein

Sir Henry McMahon, British High Commission to Egypt, begins a deliberately vague series of letters with Sharif Hussein of Mecca.

5-13: France And Syria

The British have a problem as they can't keep their promises to Sharif Hussein and the French at the same time.