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“Enlightening for readers unfamiliar with the long history of war between these two faiths.” New York Journal of Books
“Impressively informative, Sword and Scimitar is an exceptional work of outstanding scholarship that is so well written, it reads more like a deftly crafted novel than a non-fiction history.” Midwest Book Review
“Raymond Ibrahim has the humility to take seriously the voices and opinions of history’s Christians and Muslims; the result is a refreshingly honest account of Islamic expansion and Christian reaction.” Paul F. Crawford, Crusades historian, California University of Pennsylvania
“With passion, Raymond Ibrahim offers an edgy and eye-opening introduction to a millennium of warfare between the Muslim and Christian worlds before the modern age.” Thomas Madden, author of Concise History of the Crusades
“An accessible and well-researched examination of extremely important but often neglected cultural phenomena and historical events that have impacted several civilizations up to the present day.” Darío Fernández-Morera, author of The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise