EP008: Dr Yakoob Ahmed on the Ottoman takeover of the Caliphate 1517

Abbasid History Podcast

English - February 01, 2020 11:46 - 27 minutes - 63.8 MB
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We hear from Ottoman Studies specialist Dr. Ahmed about the cusp of our podcast's remit: the assumption of the caliphate from the shadow Abbasid caliphs of Cairo by the Ottomans. We also speak candidly about his thoughts on the TV show Ertugrul, how he navigates academia as a practising Muslim and teaching in Istanbul as an ex-pat