The Rise of Islamism and the Muslim Brotherhood

The fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1924 triggered a crisis in the Muslim world, challenging Islam’s position in the world order. Particularly with the rise of the nation-state, Muslims’ transnational Ummah, or community, faced potential political diminution. This crisis provoked a new wave of thinking among Islamic scholars. This factsheet is part of a broader series covering “Islamism in the WANA region”.

This factsheet is not currently available in Arabic.