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Top: Society: Religion_and_Spirituality: Islam: History: Modern
For sites dealing the history of Muslim communities which have become established since the fall of the Ottoman Empire, or which relate to the Islamic world's response to the West and that decline.
For sites dealing with the history of Muslim communities which have only become established since the fall of the Ottoman Empire - from 1924 onwards.
The impact of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, encroaching European colonial powers, and the rapid decline of the Ottoman Caliphate prompted deep soul-searching among many Muslim thinkers.A major thread in this ferment was an idea of returning to the roots of Muslim faith, to rediscover the vitality and strength to withstand the external pressures.
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