The Modern Era

العصر الحديث

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

The years after the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate in 1924, with new nation-states, mass education, oil economies and competing political ideas.

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Summary

The years that followed the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924: new national states, wide education, oil economies and competing political ideas. The museum roughly bounds it from 1924 CE to 1979 CE. These boundaries are the museum's own organising convention and are not absolute.

Overview

The museum's holdings for this era today include: most frequently appearing figures: 1, works: 1.

Most frequently appearing figures

Works

What this page covers

This era is still thinly covered in the museum (2 items only), so this page should not be read as a comprehensive survey of it. Its items are being added gradually from primary sources with each new batch.

Notes for researchers

The era's boundaries are the museum's own organising convention and are approximate. For the wider history of this period, see 1 2.

Sources

  1. Hodgson, The Venture of Islam (1974)
  2. Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Modern Era”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/period/modern-era/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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