Cenk Uygur
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Ancient Caliphates - They're Not What You Think
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July 5, 2014
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6:12Now Playing"The Islamic caliphates had a long and glorious run, but in the 21st century, they seemed consigned to history. Simply put, a caliphate is an Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader, and it has existed in one form or another for most of the 1,400-year history of Islam.
The collapse of the Ottoman Empire a century ago marked the end of the last caliphate, an extraordinarily powerful one that had survived for more than four centuries.
But on Sunday, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria declared it was re-establishing a caliphate that will be headed by its shadowy leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Greg Myre / NPR:
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