Since 9/11, we’ve heard much about the Crusades having a major part to play in the Islamic attitude toward “Christian” nations. A U.S. News & World Report cover story “takes for granted the idea that the Crusades constitute a looming grievance against the West that rightly resonates to this day.” While America was still an undiscovered part of the world during the Crusades in the Middle east (1095-1291), the Islam still considers the US as the Great Satan and it all can be explained because of the Crusades… Continue reading