10 Ottoman Myths Debunked with Dr Yakoob Ahmed
The Thinking Muslim
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The Ottoman Empire
In English, the word empire has stuck because there isn't a different way of trying to categorize in the English medium a particular landmass where identity is in power or in charge. Some historians have making the argument that not all empires are the same and they make the claim that there's a disclaimer. In Ottoman studies, the word Ottoman Empire has just become a given. To the point, it just becomes very difficult to try to deconstruct in that way. Now if Muslims are going to say it's a mani-helafa, then they need to explain what ahelafa is, right?
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