Caliph

The printing press was invented in Baghdad in 796, prompting an Islamic Industrial Revolution. The world is dominated by a Muslim caliphate, though it's recently been attacked by radical secularists in the Americas. The secularists shocked the caliphate by conquering almost a third of the planet, and caused offworld colonies under corporate rule to declare independence. These colonies are apparently building a 'stargate' in trans-Neptunian orbit and claim to have made contact with an alien species.
== Sidebars ==
* Other Muslim Worlds
* The Abbasids
* The Calendar
* Lesser Breeds Without the Shari’a
* Why is This Map Upside Down?
* Science and the Faith
* First Contact
* Personal Names
* Who is a Muslim?
* Cities of Diamond and Dreams
* The Fronts
* Humanity in Space
* Colony Planets
* Legends of Far Worlds
* Lifestyles
* Tech Level
* Robofacs and Strategy
* Readers
* Artificial Intelligence and Djinn
* Longevity and Society
* The Infowar
* Biotechnology
* Xenotech
* Science Fiction and the Arabian Nights
* Outcomes of the War
* Alien PCs
* Which Aliens?
* Speed of Advance
* Caliph’s World of the Mind
* Outtimers in Caliph
* Psionics
==Other Versions of This Caliph==
*Caliph-1B: The Caliph of Classic: Alternate Earths 2 which had colony worlds that were (implied) to be in other solar systems and named Falaq (18 million), Pishon (31 million), Ahqaf (5 million) and Thule (3 million).Classic: Alternate Earths 2 pg 75 FTL travel was through the Tokati-Bandih Induced Wormhole Function (Stargate) near the orbit of Neptune for which they have sent stargate construction probes as far away as 80 lightyears. 
*Epsilon: The 23 Skidoo precursor, expressly states that planets in other solar systems have been colonized.
==References==
* Classic: Alternate Earths 2 pg 70-89
* GURPS Infinite Worlds pg 117-8
Category:Infinite Worlds
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Category:Quantum 6
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