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The Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century shared a strong sense of historical continuity with the Islamic caliphates of the past. Under the Ottoman dynasty, as under previous Islamic dynasties, communal reference points and definitions of identity dated back centuries: to the life and times of the Prophet Muhammad.
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McMillan, M.E. (2016). The Arab World before the War: The Facts on the Ground. In: From the First World War to the Arab Spring. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137522023_9
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