Home›More›Articles›A contested name: how the Islamic world came to be a phraseArticleA contested name: how the Islamic world came to be a phraseArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnIslamic world, Regions Well-attested SourcesIslamic world (Wikipedia)TerminologyQuote, TerminologyEmerging in popular discourse in the nineteenth century, imperialists used the term to emphasize the civilizational differences between east and west.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.