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Examples
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In 1073 they wrested Jerusalem from the Shi'i caliphate in Cairo.
Jay Rubenstein: Myths About Crusade Myths: Were They Defensive Wars? Jay Rubenstein 2011
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By the time Europeans had settled in places like Antioch, Edessa and Jerusalem, they were essentially petty warlords on the fringes of what was a frontier society, contested by Sunni Muslims from Baghdad, Shi'i Muslims from Cairo and Greek Christians from Constantinople, among others.
Jay Rubenstein: Clash Of Civilizations Or Nuisance? Medieval Crusading And The War on Terror Jay Rubenstein 2011
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Their advent to power restarted a policy of military aggression against both Greek Christians and Shi'i Muslims.
Jay Rubenstein: Myths About Crusade Myths: Were They Defensive Wars? Jay Rubenstein 2011
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Their advent to power restarted a policy of military aggression against both Greek Christians and Shi'i Muslims.
Jay Rubenstein: Myths About Crusade Myths: Were They Defensive Wars? Jay Rubenstein 2011
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By the time Europeans had settled in places like Antioch, Edessa and Jerusalem, they were essentially petty warlords on the fringes of what was a frontier society, contested by Sunni Muslims from Baghdad, Shi'i Muslims from Cairo and Greek Christians from Constantinople, among others.
Jay Rubenstein: Clash Of Civilizations Or Nuisance? Medieval Crusading And The War on Terror Jay Rubenstein 2011
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In 1073 they wrested Jerusalem from the Shi'i caliphate in Cairo.
Jay Rubenstein: Myths About Crusade Myths: Were They Defensive Wars? Jay Rubenstein 2011
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The duplicitous behavior of various Sunni and Shi'i groups enabled the US to solidify its position.
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The duplicitous behavior of various Sunni and Shi'i groups enabled the US to solidify its position.
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Being Shi'i and keeping Sunni friends made him a target for the Mahdi Army, he said, just as in the reverse you are a target for Al Qaeda or other radical Sunni groups.
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Being Shi'i and keeping Sunni friends made him a target for the Mahdi Army, he said, just as in the reverse you are a target for Al Qaeda or other radical Sunni groups.
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