My thoughts on the killing of George Floyd, and race relations in Muslim America.
5-21: Russians And Ottomans
The history of conflict between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire is long, bloody, and complicated.
5-20: Submarines And Americans
Outnumbered and facing starvation, the Germans are getting desperate, and willing to risk bringing the US into the war.
5-19: Lloyd George And The Middle East
Frustrated with the government’s poor war effort, the British public chooses a new leader. And he wants to make the defeat of the Ottomans a priority.
5-18: Arabs And Ottomans
Sharif Hussein is ready to launch his Arab Revolt against the Ottomans.
5-17: The British And Mesopotamia
Underestimating Ottoman capabilities, the British attempt to invade Mesopotamia with devastating consequences.
5-16: Turks And Armenians
Ottoman-Armenian relations started to get really bad towards the end of the 19th century. But once the Great War started, they got even worse.
5-15: Sykes And Picot
Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot meet in London to discuss their vision of the future of the Middle East.
5-14: McMahon And Hussein
Sir Henry McMahon, British High Commission to Egypt, begins a deliberately vague series of letters with Sharif Hussein of Mecca.
5-13: France And Syria
The British have a problem as they can’t keep their promises to Sharif Hussein and the French at the same time.