The Contemporary Era

العصر المعاصر

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

From 1979 to today: the Islamic revival, globalised media, large diaspora communities, new technologies and new debates.

Depth

At a glance

Region
Global / Diaspora
Review
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In time

197019801990
The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era

Summary

From 1979 to the present: the Islamic revival, the globalised media, the large diaspora communities, new technologies and new debates. The museum roughly bounds it from 1979 CE. These boundaries are the museum's own organising convention and are not absolute.

Overview

The museum's holdings do not yet include anything dated to this era.

What this page covers

The museum has no items dated to this era yet. Items will be added from primary sources with the coming batches.

Notes for researchers

The era's boundaries are the museum's own organising convention and are approximate. For the wider history of this period, see 1 2.

Sources

  1. Hodgson, The Venture of Islam (1974)
  2. Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (1991)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Contemporary Era”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/period/contemporary-era/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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