Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Foundational Beliefs and Practices
3 Geophysical Map of the Muslim World
4 Muslim Languages and Ethnic Groups
5 Late Antiquity Before Islam
6 Muhammad’s Mission and Campaigns
7 Expansion of Islam to 750
8 Expansion 751–1700
9 Sunnis, Shiites, and Khariji 660–c. 1000
10 Abbasid Caliphate under Harun al-Rashid
11 Spread of Islam, Islamic Law, and Arabic Language
12 Successor States to 1100
13 The Saljuq Era
14 Military Recruitment 900–1800
15 Fatimid Empire 909 – 1171
16 Trade Routes c. 700–1500
17 Crusader Kingdoms
18 Sufi Orders 1100 – 1900
19 Ayyubids and Mamluks
20 The Mongol Invasion
21 Maghreb and Spain 650–1485
22 Subsaharan Africa — East
23 Subsaharan Africa — West
24 Jihad States
25 The Indian Ocean to 1499
26 The Indian Ocean 1500 – 1900
27 Rise of the Ottomans to 1650
28 The Ottoman Empire 1650 – 1920
29 Iran 1500 – 2000
30 Central Asia to 1700
 
31 India 711–1971
32 Russian Expansion in Transcaucasia and Central Asia
33 Expansion of Islam in Southeast Asia c. 1500–1800
34 British, French, Dutch, and Russian Empires
35 Nineteenth-Century Reform Movements
36 Modernization of Turkey
37 The Muslim World under Colonial Domination c. 1920
38 Balkans, Cyprus, and Crete 1500–2000
39 Muslim Minorities in China
40 The Levant 1500–2002
41 Prominent Travelers
42 Britain in Egypt and Sudan in the 19th Century
43 France in North and West Africa
45 Growth of the Hajj and Other Places of Pilgrimage
46 Expanding Cities
47 Impact of Oil in the 20th Century
48 Water Resources
49 The Arms Trade
50 Flashpoint Southeast Asia 1950–2000
51 Flashpoint Iraq 1917–2003
52 Afghanistan 1840–2002
53 Arabia and the Gulf 1839–1950
54 Rise of the Saudi State
55 Flashpoint Israel–Palestine
56 Flashpoint Gulf 1950–2003
57 Muslims in Western Europe
58 Muslims in North America
59 Mosques and Places of Worship in North America
60 Islamic Arts
61 Major Islamic Architectural Sites
62 World Distribution of Muslims 2000
63 World Terrorism 2003
64 Muslim Cinema
65 Internet Use
66 Democracy, Censorship, Human Rights, and Civil Society
67 Modern Islamic Movements
68 Chronology
   
   
   
   
   

 

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