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September 2019

September 05, 2019

No Ma’am, that’s not Islamic history

A couple of years ago, somebody -- I cannot now recall who...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

Bernard Weiss RIP

I was saddened just now to learn that one of my teachers in...

February 01, 2019

A start on a basic Islamic chronology

Here's a first pass at a basic timeline of Islamic history -- disproportionately...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

A very quick summary of Islamicate history

In the classes that I teach on Islam, Islamic history, and Islamicate civilization...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

A favorite story, and some wise words, from early Islamic history

Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, died unexpectedly and rather suddenly in 632 A.D.,...

April 02, 2018

Denial

Every day, a little bit more of the preliminary manuscript: But this...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

“Occidentosis”

Every day, a bit more: Needless to say, Marxism could not deliver...

March 27, 2018

“Arab socialism”

And the beat goes on . . . The refusal of the...

March 27, 2018

European colonialism and the “mission civilisatrice”

Some more from The Manuscript: However, in the interest of historical accuracy...

March 25, 2018

The challenge of Western dominance

Every day, a bit more: As Muslims began to realize the extent...

March 24, 2018

The triumph of the past

On the relative and absolute decline of the Islamic world, beginning with particular...

March 23, 2018

Introducing the Modern Period

I'll complete the analogy in the next installment: In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte,...

March 22, 2018

“The Sick Man of Europe”

A few more lines from the book in progress: This vast and...

March 20, 2018

Meet the Janissaries

Still discussing the Ottoman Empire: The Ottomans had yet another military asset...

March 19, 2018

The Rise of the Ottomans

There's still quite a bit of preliminary-draft manuscript to go, so I need...

March 18, 2018

Setbacks and Advances

Plowing (or ploughing) forward: As the Arabs declined, however, new Islamic powers...

March 17, 2018

The Late Middle Period, from 1258 to 1500

Still moving systematically forward: As is to be expected, Hodgson's "Late Middle...

March 16, 2018

Mamluks and the Question of Political Succession

Continuing with my manuscript, as it stands thus far: Although an extreme...

March 15, 2018

Some urgent news, along with some very old news

It's rather late notice -- I've been very busy over the past...

March 14, 2018

Some notes on one of my heroes

Continuing to move very slowly ahead: How was the Islamic world able...

March 12, 2018

What characterizes the “Middle Periods” of Islamic history?

Still moving forward with the manuscript: Overall, it can be said that...

March 11, 2018

“Party Kings” and Crusaders

Into chapter six of my manuscript: At the same time, in distant...

March 10, 2018

Decline and Response

My manuscript now begins to treat what I call, following Marshall G. S....

March 09, 2018

The End of the High Caliphal Period

Moving on with the manuscript: I have tried, by means of this...

March 05, 2018

What the West Owes the East (Part 14)

A bit more fun with words: Changing gears, it is worth noting...

March 04, 2018

What the West Owes the East (Part 13)

Another installment from my manuscript: Finally, I offer a grab bag of...

February 2018

February 21, 2018

What the West Owes the East (Part 1)

Still moving forward with my Islam-for-Mormons manuscript: In the meantime, an immensely...

February 20, 2018

The decline of the caliphate

Moving forward in classical Islamic history: By the time that the ninth...

February 18, 2018

Enter the Abbasids (Part 2)

Proceeding with my manuscript on Islam for Mormons, including some further comments on...

February 17, 2018

Enter the Abbasids (Part 1)

The manuscript continues: In the middle of the eighth century, a revolt...