Friday, January 29, 2010

A Brief History of Christian-Muslim Conflict

I found a nice post written by Dr. Alan Jamieson entitled Christian-Muslim Conflict:Distant Wars and Local Echoes on his blog: Past Now and Then

It focuses on the control of the Mediterranean but has some basic information about the history of Christian-Muslim conflict in the holy land. It really stops with the Capture of Jerusalem by the British in 1917 during the first world war. I found it valuable because it demonstrates the length of the struggle between religions in that region. I feel that a lot of this history is useful when examining the political relationships in today's world

I hope to post something later to complete the history of the conflict by expanding the story into the 21st century.

1 comment:

  1. Intriguing article. It summarizes the conflicts between Europe and Middle East from Middle ages to before First World War. The article mainly focuses on the Crusades and the Reconquista.

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