Turkey lost its empire after World War I. The empire comprised of the entire Arab world and some European countries. The Khilafat Movement essentially was to help Turkey in World War I because they were fighting the British - as the saying goes the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Turkey never got back its empire, it was occupied by the Allies who had won the war. The Arabs never forgave the Muslims of India because they were supporting their oppressors. This has had a long term impact on Pakistan in its relationship with Arab countries. Yasser Arafat the late Palestinian leader never made an official visit to Pakistan, he simply stopped over on his way to India. The Arabs saw Islam as a threat to their freedom, which is why they made the Arab league. They saw the Allies as their liberators. They much rather be ruled by non-Muslims than by Muslims The Arabs hated the term Muslim Ummah, For them it meant being ruled by some non-Arab Muslim country. The Arabs mad...
My reactions and impressions about Pakistan and some other issues which interest me in particular. Many of the things I have written never see the light of day here because of excessive restrictions and outlandish censorship.