A bit of history... re the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. When - TopicsExpress



          

A bit of history... re the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. When I wonder at the current events occurring in the middle east, it is important to understand that 100 years ago the entirety of the middle east was one nation. The arbitrary borders defined by British and French interests deliberately separated a singular people into groups. The borders were drawn without regard for the wishes of the people living there, or along ethnic, geographic, or religious boundaries – they were truly arbitrary. It is important to note that even today, political borders in the Middle East do not indicate different groups of people. The differences between Iraqis, Syrians, Jordanians, etc. were entirely created by the European colonizers as a method of dividing the Arabs against each other. Understanding this history sheds a bit of light on the desires by Isis to create the Islamic state or Caliphate. Perhaps they wish to return to the time when the middle east was a united nation... lostislamichistory/how-the-british-divided-up-the-arab-world/
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:44:38 +0000

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