The development of the Islamic view of Europe

This book is an attempt through which the author wanted to trace the attitudes of Muslims towards the inhabitants and peoples of the neighboring continent, over a long history. This view went through stages, through which it moved from ignorance and contempt, to admiration and hostility. This view was modified and changed according to the changing balance of power between the two neighboring worlds, up to the modern era, which witnessed the rise of Europe at all scientific, intellectual and...