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History of Islam, Part 1: Reign of Abu Bakr

In this first part of our five-part series on the history of Islam, we explore the reign of Abu Bakr, the first caliph. Discover how he consolidated the Muslim community after the Prophet Muhammad’s ...
New Statesman

Let’s hear it for The Rest is History

Historians’ dismissal of the continent’s Muslim legacy is helping to feed contemporary divisions By David Motadel In 1993, Prince Charles, now King Charles III, gave a spectacular speech at the ...