The Crusades 1095 To 2007
The Crusades 1095 to 2007
The Crusades were fought from 1095 until 1291 AD by
Christian armies to re-capture the sacred places in the
"Holy Land" from the Muslims. Pope Urban II started the first
crusade in the name of Christianity, to avenge the wrongs done
against Christians and to recapture the Holy Lands. "It is the
will of God!" he declared, "
.(those who) shall offer himself to
Him as a living sacrifice
.shall wear the sign of the cross of
the Lord on his forehead or on his breast." ("Wars that are not
Just Wars") When the crusaders finally captured Jerusalem in
1100 AD after bitter fighting, mass killings of Muslims were
carried out in the city. The event served to embitter the
relations between Muslims and Christians for centuries. Even now
the word "crusade" invokes strong feelings. Throughout this
paper, I will discuss the crusades and their many relations to
the present climate of the Middle East.
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