Middle East - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:35:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Middle East - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Estimated distribution of Sunni Muslims in Middle East https://historylab.es/estimated-distribution-of-sunni-muslims-in-middle-east/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=estimated-distribution-of-sunni-muslims-in-middle-east Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:06 +0000 https://historylab.es/estimated-distribution-of-sunni-muslims-in-middle-east/ Map Showing the estimated distribution of Sunni Muslims in Middle East

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]]> The great majority of the world’s more than 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunnis – estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. In the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90% or more of the populations of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Sunnis regard themselves as the orthodox branch of Islam.
The name “Sunni” is derived from the phrase “Ahl al-Sunnah”, or “People of the Tradition”. The tradition in this case refers to practices based on what the Prophet Muhammad said, did, agreed to or condemned.

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]]> Estimated distribution of Shia Muslims in Middle East https://historylab.es/estimated-distribution-of-shia-muslims-in-middle-east/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=estimated-distribution-of-shia-muslims-in-middle-east Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:06 +0000 https://historylab.es/estimated-distribution-of-shia-muslims-in-middle-east/ Map Showing the estimated distribution of Shia Muslims in Middle East

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]]> Shia constitute about 10% of all Muslims, and globally their population is estimated at between 154 and 200 million. In early Islamic history, the Shia were a movement – literally “Shiat Ali” or the “Party of Ali”. They claimed that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad as leader (imam) of the Muslim community following his death in 632.

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]]> Digital Islamic humanities project https://historylab.es/digital-islamic-humanities-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-islamic-humanities-project Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:52 +0000 https://historylab.es/digital-islamic-humanities-project/ A research initiative of the Middle East Studies program at Brown University.

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]]> The site contains a working bibliography, useful resources, a frequently updated blog, and information about recent topics related to the Digital Humanities and Islamic & Middle East Studies

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]]> Travels of Ibn Battuta https://historylab.es/travels-of-ibn-battuta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travels-of-ibn-battuta Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/travel-ofi-ibn-battuta/ Diary and cartography.

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]]> Considered one of the greatest travelers of the fourteenth century, for thirty years, he explored Africa, the Middle East, Asia and China. He was a Moroccan historian and jurist. Leaving Tangier at the age of 21 to make the hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca, he then decided to continue his journey (rihla) covering about 120,000 kilometers and reaching over 40 then unknown countries.

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