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The storyline of the Crusades (1095-1291) is of two ages of repeated invasion and job of Muslim kingdoms by EUROPEAN Catholics. This is in response to Muslim conquests of Christian lands from the 7th hundred years on. The storyline has been told and retold in Traditional western histories - but only from the Traditional western perspective. Hillenbrand's collection of authentic Islamic resources, many previously untranslated or inaccessible, instructs the Crusades from an entirely Muslim point of view. For the very first time, the era's Muslim voices can be read completely, and their accounts concern narratives of the Crusades which may have been subsequently accepted in the Western world and the East. Their different understandings of jihad, the often-friendly relations between Muslims and Crusaders, the popular inter-Arab warfare and near indifference to the invaders' spiritual beliefs may delight listeners. Given today's worldwide political and religious conflicts, affinity for the Crusades is higher than ever. And again, misinformation and propaganda is everywhere. Hillenbrand's publication remains essential in telling the true Muslim side of this story.
