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It is always debatable whether the Crusades remain relevant in Arab political rhetoric. Islamists in general believe that the Crusades are relevant because they resemble – in their minds – current Western and Israeli wars in our region.
Many Islamists still label Western governments, and even Christians as a whole, as “Crusaders”. As offensive as that sounds, it reflects a historical continuity on their part in analysing the “West”. Bernard Lewis thought that Muslims are too obsessed with the Crusades; Orientalists often complain that Arabs are too historical-minded.
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