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The Islamic World and the West
The Foundation of Animosity Between the Islamic World and the West
Lewis, Archibald. (Editor), The Islamic World and the West, 622-1492 AD.
John Wiley and Sons, New York; 1970
September 11, 2001 is a day most Americans will never forget. The fall of the two towers was a horrific act that killed over five thousand people and affected millions. It was the most devastating act of terror the United States had experienced since Pearl Harbor, if not ever. It was a cheap shot at a superpower that in some minds had stepped over its boundaries.
The guilty party was a group who call themselves the “Al Qaeda.” They are Islamic extremists who believe firmly in the Koran and who strongly oppose the infidels of Islam (Westerners). Some would say that our involvement in the Middle East over the past 100 years sparked this anger. Maybe America supported the wrong people or even perhaps bombed the wrong city. However, Archibald Lewis would disagree with this statement. In th...
The Foundation of Animosity Between the Islamic World and the West
Lewis, Archibald. (Editor), The Islamic World and the West, 622-1492 AD.
John Wiley and Sons, New York; 1970
September 11, 2001 is a day most Americans will never forget. The fall of the two towers was a horrific act that killed over five thousand people and affected millions. It was the most devastating act of terror the United States had experienced since Pearl Harbor, if not ever. It was a cheap shot at a superpower that in some minds had stepped over its boundaries.
The guilty party was a group who call themselves the “Al Qaeda.” They are Islamic extremists who believe firmly in the Koran and who strongly oppose the infidels of Islam (Westerners). Some would say that our involvement in the Middle East over the past 100 years sparked this anger. Maybe America supported the wrong people or even perhaps bombed the wrong city. However, Archibald Lewis would disagree with this statement. In th...
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