THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF ISLAMIC UNITY IN THE AGE OF NATION-STATES: THE MUSLIM WORLD, THE CALIPHATE, AND THE ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION
Journal: JANUS NET e-journal of International Relation
Year: 2025

The global expansion of Western hegemony in the 19th century and thereafter engendered profound crises in the Muslim World, as it did in every region that established relations with the West. This article evaluates the political, economic, and cultural unity efforts in the post-colonial Muslim World, focusing on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). It analyses the structural and external factors characterising the contemporary situation of the Muslim World within the context of civilis