Showing posts with label Turkish history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkish history. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2026

The Great Turkish War: How Europe fought back against the Ottomans

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In the seventeenth century, the Ottoman Empire was making many enemies in Europe The seventeenth century was rocked by several wars in Euro...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Forgotten battlegrounds of World War One: The Balkans and Eastern Europe

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A war that killed at least 15 million people began with two quick gunshots in the Balkans . The fighting of  World War One  began in the  B...
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

A review of “Islam” (audiobook)

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“ Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him . He has the Most Beautiful Names.” – English translation of The Quran, Surah 20:8 Is...
Monday, August 16, 2021

A review of PBS’s “Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World”

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The Arab Revolt against the rule of the Ottoman Turks … When people hear the phrase  “World War One,”  they usually think of Europe . But it...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

A review of “Islam: Empire of Faith” (PBS Empires)

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“ ˹He is˺ Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him , the Lord of the Mighty Throne.” – English translation of  The Quran, Surah...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Forgotten battlegrounds of the Cold War: North Africa and the Middle East

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If there's ever been a peaceful period in Muslim history, the Cold War was not that period … If there's ever been a peaceful per...