Contemporary Islam (The Crusades)

Contemporary Islam further on these related pages:

Ayyubid Dynasty@ Fatimid Caliphate@ Mamluk Dynasties@ Saladin@ Seljuk Dynasty@

Contemporary Islam Sites:

The Presentation of the Franks in Selected Muslim Sources The Presentation of the Franks in Selected Muslim Sources: A dissertation traces the development of the attitudes of Muslims towards the Franks during the Crusades of the 12th Century. (Contemporary Islam) http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/ARTICLES/christie.htm Muslim Responses to the Crusades Muslim Responses to the Crusades: An article (originally appeared in History Today) describes and analyzes how the Islamic world responded to the Crusades. (Contemporary Islam) http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1373/is_n4_v47/ai_19308695 Medieval Sourcebook: Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188) Medieval Sourcebook: Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188): A translation of excerpts from Usmah Ibn Munqidh's contemporary autobiography, where he discusses the Franks. (Contemporary Islam) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/usamah2.html Arab Caliphate Page Arab Caliphate Page: A collection of translations of original source documents from contemporary Arab sources writing about the Crusades; includes an overview of the history of the Islamic world until then. (Contemporary Islam) http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/worldreach/assets/docs/crusades/IndexArab.html Medieval Sourcebook: Al-Makrisi's Account of St. Louis' Crusade Medieval Sourcebook: Al-Makrisi's Account of St. Louis' Crusade: Translation of an extract from Al-Makrisi's manuscript "Essulouk li Mariset il Muluk" (The Road to Knowledge of the Return of Kings); a history of the Ayyubids, and of the Mamluks. (Contemporary Islam) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/makrisi.html The Crusades Through Muslim Eyes The Crusades Through Muslim Eyes: A review of Carole Hillenbrand's "The Crusades - Islamic Perspectives", by Denys Johnson-Davies; from Al Ahram Weekly. (Contemporary Islam) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/472/bk2_472.htm