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Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

Bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim[1] Abstract The Ottoman dynasty, which emerged as a small beylik in Asia Minor after the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in the fifteenth century, became a major world power that not...

Dr. Yakoob Ahmed

How Islam Spread Throughout the World

Abstract Historians have widely discredited the narrative that the prevalence of Islam in the world today can be explained as a result of forced conversions. Without denying that there may have been some exceptional...

Hassam Munir

Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions

Abstract The question of forced conversions to Islam in history is a cornerstone of the centuries-old “spread-by-the-sword” narrative that has been (and continues to be) used to demonize Islam and Muslims. However, many...

Hassam Munir

Spread of Islam

Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

How Islam Spread Throughout the World

Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions

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