“The Islam of the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century was a poor thing. Nobody bothered about it. Islam was that funny sort of pure system of beliefs that depressed people in the Middle East held as their religion.” PeopleFirstsBeliefPoorHalfMiddleCenturyPureIslamEastMiddle East20th CenturyBotheredDepressed People Author:John Keegan
“The revival of Islam dates from the early years of the 20th century. It was brought about by their humiliation, by their sense of how low they'd fallen compared with the West.” YearsCenturyLowsWestIslamFallen20th CenturyHumiliationRevival Author:John Keegan
