Written for the Fortnightly Review in 1881, as the French invaded Tunis and Egypt stirred with national reform, these essays survey the Muslim world by population and power. Blunt examines the disputed Ottoman claim to the Caliphate, the place of Mecca as Islam’s true capital, the prospects for a reforming movement within the faith, and what Britain should do about it.
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