Explaining the fall of Islamic Golden Age & Empire

Differences between West & Muslims in 17th century

Ottomans learning and importing from the West

technological changes in Middle East

reversing cause and effect: the Ottoman’s failure to change; Western colonization

weak colonial powers in the Middle east

rise of nationalism in the 19th century

Al-Afghani and Arab/Muslim nationalism

Q: wasn’t Islam’s universalism in conflict with Nationalism?

WWI and collapse of Ottomans

Q: what about the Balfour declaration?

the end of the Ottoman Empire and rise of nationalist Turkey

Arab Nationalism, fascism, and National-Socialism