In this episode, I sit down with Hassam Munir, the “brofessor of Islamic history.”
5-28: Final Analysis
Final analysis of Season 5 and what to expect for Season 6.
5-27: Armistice And Partition
In this episode, we discuss the end of the war, the peace treaties, and the final partitioning of the Ottoman Empire.
5-26: Influenza And Damascus
In this episode, we discuss the outbreak of the Spanish Flu, the fall of Damascus, and the implementation of the Sykes-Picot Agreement.
5-25: Baku And Transjordan
In this episode, we discuss Enver Pasha’s role in Libya, and the British attempts to invade Transjordan.
5-24: Beersheba And Jerusalem
The Ottomans are outnumbered in Palestine as the British have set their sights on Jerusalem.
5-23: Aqaba And Gaza
This episode discusses the British attempts to invade Gaza in mid-1917.
5-22: Zionists And Palestine
Lloyd George’s plan to create a Jewish state in Palestine is backed by growing British support for Zionism
Thoughts
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.