Fatimids, crusaders and the fall of Islamic Jerusalem: Foes or allies?

• Main Author: Abu-Munshar, M.Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2010
• Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15316/

The fall of Islamic Jerusalem to the crusaders during the first Crusade created a sense of agitation and anger amongst Muslims as Islamic Jerusalem had been under their rule for centuries before. A considerable number of scholars have pointed at the Fatimids as the main cause of the fall of Islamic...