Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West

A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities.

"With passion, Raymond Ibrahim offers an edgy and eye-opening introduction to a millennium of warfare between the Muslim and Christian worlds before the modern age." —Thomas Madden, award-winning author of Istanbul, Venice, and Concise History of the Crusades

The West and Islam—the sword and scimitar—have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Mus...