Islamic History Podcast

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.

5-12: Al-Faruqi And The Arabs

A mysterious individual named Al-Faruqi is feeding misleading information to Sharif Hussein and the British.

5-11: Gallipoli And Stalemate

The British finally realize their Gallipoli campaign is futile and Winston Churchill takes the blame.

5-10: Gallipoli And Istanbul

The Britain's Gallipoli campaign stalls while the Young Turks make some critical changes.

5-9: Sir Mark Sykes And Arabia

Sir Mark Sykes goes to work for the British War Office and buys into Kitchener's idea of an Arab Caliphate.

5-8: The British And The Dardanelles

The British plan an invasion of Istanbul by attacking the Dardanelles Strait.

5-7: Sarakamish And Suez

The Three Pashas lead the Ottomans into war and immediately face difficulty against the Russians and the British.