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Contemporary Islam

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For sites dealing with the Islamic world at the time of the Crusades, or specifically with the contemporary response of the Muslim world.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Medieval Sourcebook: Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188) - A translation of excerpts from Usmah Ibn Munqidh's contemporary autobiography, where he discusses the Franks.
4. The Crusades Through Muslim Eyes - A review of Carole Hillenbrand's "The Crusades - Islamic Perspectives", by Denys Johnson-Davies; from Al Ahram Weekly.
5. 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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