Changes in the 19th century in the Middle East
Government: Europe began to have more influence in the Middle East with the
treaties of Paris in 1856 and Berlin in 1878. Ottomans came up with reforms
that wanted a more centralized and westernized Empire. From becoming a
traditional decentralized system, they became a more centralized government
divided into three brances: exeutive, legislative, and judicial.
Economy: The economy in the Middle east, mainly the Ottoman Empire, was
controlled by the Islamic law but soon the Empire incorporated themselves to
the capitalist world economy, Europe had an impact in the economic and
financial system of the cities in the Ottoman Empire.
Democracy: As mentioned before, the government changed from traditional and
conservative to centralized government. It was turned into a well organized
state with a democratically elected parliament.
19th century postcard
showing the mix of ethnic and religious types in the Middle East. (n.d.).
[image] Available at: http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/WA.4+Locate+and+describe+the+various+ethnic+and++religious+groups+of+the+Middle+East.+%28G,+H,+C,+E%29
[Accessed 14 Nov. 2015].
One consequence of the end of the Muslim empires that we can observe nowadays.
The west had the ideas of the self-governing democracies about two hundred years
ago. Thanks to this ideas, the West colonized and also exploded Muslims form more
than three hundred years.
The last sixty years have seen tremendous changes and readjustments in the West as well as other parts of the world. Muslims practiced and Europe adapted to wake up from its ‘dark ages’. Thoughtful and fearless debate within the Islamic polity. None of the Muslim countries have true
freedoms to do it.
In ‘devoutly proclaimed’ religious countries, the religion in this countries normally is used to oppressed all type of freedom and also in the ‘devoutly secular’ countries the religion is normally oppressed at the altar of secularism. Muslims in democracies have the freedom and opportunity to take this challenge.
References
ago. Thanks to this ideas, the West colonized and also exploded Muslims form more
than three hundred years.
The last sixty years have seen tremendous changes and readjustments in the West as well as other parts of the world. Muslims practiced and Europe adapted to wake up from its ‘dark ages’. Thoughtful and fearless debate within the Islamic polity. None of the Muslim countries have true
freedoms to do it.
In ‘devoutly proclaimed’ religious countries, the religion in this countries normally is used to oppressed all type of freedom and also in the ‘devoutly secular’ countries the religion is normally oppressed at the altar of secularism. Muslims in democracies have the freedom and opportunity to take this challenge.
References
The Urban Social History of the Middle East, 1750-1950. (n.d.).
Retrieved November 14, 2015, from http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/829
Stanford, S., & Gökhan, Ç. (n.d.). Ottoman Empire. Retrieved
November 14, 2015, from
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t236/e0611
Decline Of Islamic Civilizations - Causes - Time For A New Paradigm By Mirza A. Beg. (n.d.). Retrieved November 16, 2015, from http://www.countercurrents.org/beg-250706.htm
