Home >> Society >> History >> By Time Period >> Middle Ages >> War and Weapons >> The Crusades >> Contemporary Islam   Ayyubid Dynasty   Fatimid Caliphate   Seljuk Dynasty   Mamluk Dynasties   Saladin     The Crusades Through Muslim Eyes A review of Carole Hillenbrand's "The Crusades - Islamic Perspectives", by Denys Johnson-Davies; from Al Ahram Weekly. Medieval Sourcebook: Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188) A translation of excerpts from Usmah Ibn Munqidh's contemporary autobiography, where he discusses the Franks. 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. 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. 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.
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