Der Balkan war mehrere hundert Jahre Teil des Osmanischen Reichs. Die Osmanen herrschten meist über bestehende christliche Mehrheiten und organisierten die Gesellschaft nach Religionsgemeinschaften (Milletsystem). Es gab zwar Konversionen zum Islam, besonders in einigen Regionen wie Bosnien, Albanien oder Kosovo, aber große Teile der Bevölkerung blieben christlich - aus Tradition.

✨ Did you know? This is not just a peaceful old video. It’s a window into the last civilization on earth that successfully ran a decentralized, multi-law system. Under the Ottoman millet system, Muslims, Jews, Christians — all lived under their own laws, their own courts, their own leaders. Not forced into one-size-fits-all systems. Not crushed by nation-state centralization. The Ottoman Empire wasn’t perfect, but it was the last major power where different communities kept their own legal identities and coexisted in the same cities. After 1917, with colonial borders and modern nation-states, the world turned to centralized laws — and the balance shattered. 👉 Jerusalem 1897: a glimpse into a world that once knew how to manage diversity without erasing it. #AlQuds #Palestine #OttomanEmpire #MilletSystem #MultiLaw #Decentralization

Coexistence is possible ⚖️: During the #OttomanEmpire, Jewish & Arab communities in #Palestine often coexisted peacefully, thanks to the #MilletSystem allowing religious autonomy, economic interdependence & lesser nationalist tensions. #IsraelIsAnApartheidState

Presentation on the social cohesion in the #OttomanEmpire by Prof. Miri Shefer-Mossensohn #ReligousMinorities #MilletSystem youtube.com/watch?v=SOLe8pw4…

Nicholas Al-Jeloo is speaking about "Continuing the Ottoman MilletSystem: The Othering of Assyrians as “Christians” in Iraq. #ICCTS2019 #Othering