Islamic History Podcast
We often overlook Islamic history as a learning tool. The history of Islam is not only important for Muslims, but important for everyone. Islam and the people who call themselves Muslims have made an enormous impact on our world. The Islamic History Podcast is about discovering that history in a fun and interesting way.
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Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
British India is not to crazy about Lord Kitchener's plan to create an "Arab Caliphate."
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
The British begin courting Sharif Hussein ibn Ali, the ruler of Mecca, enticing him to rebel against the Ottomans.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Britain's Lord Kitchener plans to create an Arab Caliphate to rival the Ottomans.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Germany's early victories convince the unprepared Ottomans to enter the conflict that will become World War I
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
The Young Turks want to change the Ottoman Empire and go looking for an ally.
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
The Ottoman Empire was already well in decline by 1914 and had earned the moniker "Sick Man of Europe."
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
We are going to the Israel-Palestine conflict, one of the most controversial subjects of your time. And in true fashion, we're going to try our best to avoid bias.
This will be a multi-part series. In this first episode, we discuss the history of the Jews and Arabs. We start from the biblical era and end up on the eve of WWI.
More episodes about Palestine are available at IslamicHistoryPodcast.com/Palestine.
You can support the Islamic History Podcast by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/IslamicHistory.
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
In this episode, I sit down with Br. Zulfikar Sarosh and discuss more details about Pakistan's history. Most importantly, we dig into the history of Kashmir and the possible future for this troubled region. Support the Islamic History podcast by becoming a Patreon subscriber (and get a lot of bonus episodes!)
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
We'll continue the journey of Partition as the Indian subcontinent becomes two new nations. The All-India Muslim League is in a desperate struggle for relevancy. They have to prove to Britain, the Indian National Congress, and India's Muslim, that they are a political force.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
This episode explores how Islam came to Pakistan. Then we'll take a look at the British government that ruled the Indian subcontinent for over a hundred years.
Finally, we'll look at the political developments as Indian Muslims and Hindus try to gain the upper hand in the fight for independence.
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