The Thinking Muslim

10 Ottoman Myths Debunked with Dr Yakoob Ahmed

Jul 30, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Controversy Around the Ottomans
01:34 • 2min
3
The Problem With Asking Questions Like This
03:14 • 3min
4
The Problem With Teaching History
06:01 • 4min
5
The Modernization Theory and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
10:30 • 3min
6
Modernity in Japan
13:13 • 3min
7
The History of the Arab Nationalists
16:34 • 5min
8
The Importance of Pride in the Ottoman Past
21:51 • 3min
9
The Importance of Imagination in History
24:31 • 3min
10
The History of the Printing Press
27:48 • 6min
11
The Importance of Literacy in the Ottoman Empire
33:47 • 3min
12
The Ottomans' Ban on Coffee
36:40 • 5min
13
The Importance of Coffee
42:02 • 6min
14
The Complexity of Slavery in the Ottoman World
48:00 • 4min
15
The Antagonism Between Islam and Christianity
51:40 • 2min
16
The Ottoman Empire and the Christian Population
54:02 • 2min
17
The Ottoman Empire Versus the West
56:09 • 3min
18
The Importance of Integration in the Caliphate
58:50 • 2min
19
The Complexity of the Balkan Provinces
01:00:24 • 3min
20
The Ottoman Empire's Policy of Not Bringing Muslims to Islam
01:03:30 • 5min
21
The Different Stages of the Ottoman Empire
01:08:32 • 2min
22
The Importance of Imagination
01:10:45 • 3min
23
The Importance of Water in Ottoman Culture
01:13:21 • 3min
24
The Culture of the Khalifa in the Ottoman Empire
01:16:13 • 3min
25
The Ottoman Empire
01:19:35 • 4min
26
The Fluidity of Empire
01:23:23 • 5min
27
The Importance of Collective Amnesia in Ottoman History
01:28:19 • 3min
28
The Importance of Teaching History to Muslims
01:30:57 • 3min
29
The Car Crash Theory
01:34:14 • 6min
30
The Importance of Making a Difference
01:39:48 • 3min