Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire

Synopsis

Seema Alavi Challenges The Idea That All Pan-islamic Configurations Are Anti-western Or Pro-caliphate. A Pan-islamic Intellectual Network At The Cusp Of The British And Ottoman Empires Became The Basis Of A Global Muslim Sensibility—a Political And Cultural Affiliation That Competes With Ideas Of Nationhood Today As It Did In The Last Century.