"Omdurman Battle 1898 " Topic

"Omdurman and the whole history of the Mahdist war from 1881 to 1899 is, to me, evidence that the current chaos brought on by Muslim extremist movements like Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIS in the Middle East, and Al Shabaab and Boko Haram in Africa, is not a new thing. In fact, if you read the history, you'll see the current wars as part of a broader, recurring pattern in Islamic history, which is punctuated by fundamentalist movements. These are frequently initially sparked by religious revival but given momentum by anti-imperial, anti-infidel, or sectarian anger--to the detriment of ordinary people, sadly to ordinary Muslim people. Of course, to be fair, this is also a pattern in Christian history and probably the histories of other religions. So I don't want to beat up on Islam. But religious wars are a factor in human history. This particular battle, however, was lop-sided, both in terms of the cause of each side (one religious, the other imperialist) and in terms of technology (one swords and spears, the other machine guns and high-explosive artillery)…."
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Armand

totally wrong to compare muslim fundamentalism to Christian history..as example the Crusades where some absolute overdue acts in response of Muslim activity…while Omdurman Campaign also if labelled as Imperialist (what's wrong with that above all considering XIX c. Economical Policy) resulted in the decisive also if late liberation of Afrian people of Mahdism cancer

Pretty much what Italwars said!

TVAG

The maps are great!… (smile)

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Armand