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Why did the Ottoman Caliphate fall 99 years ago? - with Dr Yakoob Ahmed

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The Role of the West in Inciting Nationalism

What part did the West play in inciting nationalism first within the European territories of of the Ottomans like Bulgaria and in the Balkans for example but also inspiring nationalism within the Muslim community within Turkey and in the Arab countries. It wasn't just nationalism that they were agitated they were actually in ideas of an alternative caliphate which is very consistent. Even then you could see that while the British were trying to create this propaganda that the caliphate should be in the House of in the hands of the Arabs not in Istanbul.

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