At a glance
- Region
- Global / Diaspora
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In time
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
Sources
- Hodgson, The Venture of Islam (1974)
- Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991)
Cite this page
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.