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Muslim Interpretation of the Crusades

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Muslim Interpretations of the Crusades

Not everyone has the same opinion of the Crusades. The Muslim viewpoint served their interests.

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Contemporary opinion

  • Contemporary Muslims criticised the Crusades.
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The 20th century viewpoint

  • When the Ottoman Empire (an Empire which descended from the earlier Islamic Empire) began to falter in the 20th century, Muslim writers focussed their attention on the Crusades.
  • They argued that the Crusades demonstrated that Western Europeans were aggressive imperialists (empire-builders).
  • This interpretation gained more weight when Western European countries began to rule the Middle East after World War One under the disguise of ‘supervision’.
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The 21st century viewpoint

  • The theme of crusades frequently returns in popular rhetoric. Today, it is often used in relation to terrorism.

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