Islamic History Podcast

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

British India is not to crazy about Lord Kitchener's plan to create an "Arab Caliphate."

The British begin courting Sharif Hussein ibn Ali, the ruler of Mecca, enticing him to rebel against the Ottomans.

Britain's Lord Kitchener plans to create an Arab Caliphate to rival the Ottomans.

Germany's early victories convince the unprepared Ottomans to enter the conflict that will become World War I

The Young Turks want to change the Ottoman Empire and go looking for an ally.

The Ottoman Empire was already well in decline by 1914 and had earned the moniker "Sick Man of Europe."

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.

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!)

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.

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. You can support the Islamic History Podcast by doing one (or more) of the following: Give a monthly pledge on Patreon Subscribe on iTunes Share with your friends and family