HIST 294 Midterm: Midterm Study Guide: People
24 Aug 2016
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Jamal al-din al-afghani: one of most important gures in mme in 19th c, shaped/ developed muslim response to european powers, born 1838, basic call was for muslim unity and solidarity (asabiyya) to ward off and defend the. Islamic religion as most ef cient and readily available unifying element in the region. Gave rise to pan-islamism late 19th c: helped arrange the assassination of qajar shah, nasser al-din in 1896 > expelled from iran and died in exile, laid foundations for an activist muslim response in the middle east. Advocated a nationalistic ideological response similar to contemporary europe: pivotal to rise of sala yya movement > return to greatness of early muslims. Became islamic modernist response to european imperialism. Transnational terrorists networks roots can be explained through sala yya movement. Directly contributed to rise of arab nationalist sentiments before wwi and development of distinct secular arab nationalist ideology in aftermath of war.
