100 yrs on,collapse of Ottoman caliphate still fires imagination of radicals like Masood Azhar

Last week, Masood Azhar Alvi gave his first public speech in more than 20 years to mark the collapse of the caliphate a hundred years ago. Even as Turkey’s Muslims ejected the caliph and Arabs rebelled against his rule, its end unleashed massive violence in India. Today, the idea remains alive in the dystopic imagination of fundamentalists across the world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad-lite experience, exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8