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HISTORY: The Unholy Ottoman—British Alliance, Surrender of Jerusalem, and the Arab Demonization

The Ottomans had gone financially bankrupt in 1875, and in response, Britain took control of Cyprus and seized Egypt in 1882. Ottomans surrendered Jerusalem in 1917.

MYTH-BUSTED: Ottoman Caliphate was revolted by Mohammed bin Saud and his Shaykh Mohammed bin Abdulwahab

It’s commonly spread misconception that Shaykh Mohammed bin Abdulwahab and the first Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Saud rebelled and revolted against the Ottoman Empire to demolish...

King Abdulazeez never accepted British aid to fight Ottomans

by Asim Zahrani  “I will not fight against my brothers in faith.” Britain calls upon the founder, King Abdulaziz - God’s mercy be on his soul...

King Abdulzeez supported the dream of Ottoman Caliph to bury him in Madina

by Ather Moin King Abdulazeez Aal-e-Saud had stipulated that there would be no public ceremony nor any marker for the grave. Princess Niloufer...

How Princess Durru-Shehvar daughter of Ottoman’s last Caliph modernized Hyderabad

The name of Durru Shehvar, the elder daughter-in-law of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, is remembered for the social and philanthropic work she...

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