The Ottoman Mosaic: Preservation of minority groups. Religious tolerance. Governance of ethnically diverse societies.

Once the undisputed leader in the Islamic world, the Ottoman Empire never hesitated to engage in mutually beneficial relationships with non-Muslim cultures. The Ottoman Mosaic is a collection of readable essays that explores how the greatness of the Ottoman Empire could be attributed to its policy of religious and ethnic tolerance that allowed a diverse population to peacefully coexist within the borders of a Muslim Empire.