POLS 3060 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Muhammad Abduh, Western Asia, Central Powers
25 Feb 2017
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Was an egyptian islamic jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer, regarded as one of the key founding figures of islamic modernism. From 1909 to 1914, abdullah sat in the ottoman legislature, as deputy for mecca, but allied with britain during world war i. Between 1916 and 1918, working with the british guerrilla leader t. e. lawrence, he played a key role as architect and planner of the great arab revolt against. A political activist and islamic ideologist in the muslim world during the late 19th century, particularly in the middle east. One of the founders of islamic modernism and an advocate of pan-islamic unity, he has been described as being less interested in minor differences in islamic jurisprudence than he was in organizing a muslim response to western pressure. A nationalist ideology celebrating the glories of arab civilization, the language and literature of the arabs, calling for rejuvenation and political union in the arab world.
