Symbolic Loss or Deeper Implications? Salman Sayyid on the 100th Anniversary of the Fall of the Caliphate
“The hundred years since its abolition do provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the consequences of the caliphate, not only as a historical entity but also as a political theory and philosophical category, as it marked the beginning of a new type of political thinking within the Muslim ummah.” Interview with Salman Sayyid
Muslim Experiences in Resisting Imperialism and Fascism (part two)
The second part of the essay “Muslim experiences in resisting imperialism and Fascism” sets to explore the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist struggles carried out by the Muslims of Algiers and Afghanistan. It also traverses the scholastic and military underpinnings of those struggles.
