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The [[Crusades]]: An Arab Perspective is a four-part series produced by [[Al Jazeera English]], which presents the dramatic story of the [[medieval]] religious war through Arab eyes. The series provides a new perspective on the history of the Crusades for a global, English-speaking audience, that has largely read about or studied the famous struggle from a primarily [[Christian]] and [[Western Culture|Western]] point of view. |
'''''The [[Crusades]]: An Arab Perspective''''' is a four-part series produced by [[Al Jazeera English]], which presents the dramatic story of the [[medieval]] religious war through Arab eyes. The series provides a new perspective on the history of the Crusades for a global, English-speaking audience, that has largely read about or studied the famous struggle from a primarily [[Christian]] and [[Western Culture|Western]] point of view. |
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It starts with the [[Catholic church]] council in Clermont in France in 1095, under Pope Urban II, and continues to the [[Siege of Acre (1291)|fall of Acre]], the last [[Crusader states|Crusader]] foothold in the east, in 1291, covering two centuries of bloody battles, massacres, and conquering and reconquering of territories, including Jerusalem. The story also involves many famous names – [[Saladin|Salah Ed-Din]] (Saladin), [[Richard the Lionheart]], [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|King Fredrick II]] and [[Louis IX]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Crusades: An Arab Perspective - Al Jazeera English|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-crusades-an-arab-perspective/|work=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Team|first1=kurier.at|title=The Crusades: an Arab Perspective|url=https://kurier.at/tv/detail.php?aID=GDM91208518|website=kurier.at|language=de}}</ref> |
It starts with the [[Catholic church]] council in Clermont in France in 1095, under Pope Urban II, and continues to the [[Siege of Acre (1291)|fall of Acre]], the last [[Crusader states|Crusader]] foothold in the east, in 1291, covering two centuries of bloody battles, massacres, and conquering and reconquering of territories, including Jerusalem. The story also involves many famous names – [[Saladin|Salah Ed-Din]] (Saladin), [[Richard the Lionheart]], [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|King Fredrick II]] and [[Louis IX]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Crusades: An Arab Perspective - Al Jazeera English|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-crusades-an-arab-perspective/|work=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Team|first1=kurier.at|title=The Crusades: an Arab Perspective|url=https://kurier.at/tv/detail.php?aID=GDM91208518|website=kurier.at|language=de}}</ref> |
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The Crusades, An Arab Perspective | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | Al Jazeera |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
The Crusades: An Arab Perspective is a four-part series produced by Al Jazeera English, which presents the dramatic story of the medieval religious war through Arab eyes. The series provides a new perspective on the history of the Crusades for a global, English-speaking audience, that has largely read about or studied the famous struggle from a primarily Christian and Western point of view.
It starts with the Catholic church council in Clermont in France in 1095, under Pope Urban II, and continues to the fall of Acre, the last Crusader foothold in the east, in 1291, covering two centuries of bloody battles, massacres, and conquering and reconquering of territories, including Jerusalem. The story also involves many famous names – Salah Ed-Din (Saladin), Richard the Lionheart, King Fredrick II and Louis IX.[1][2]
Episodes
Following is the complete list of episodes:
Episode | Title | Episode Description |
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1 | Shock | the first episode, explores the reasons behind the start of the Crusades, centered on Jerusalem, the holy city for Christians, Jews and Muslims.[3] |
2 | Revival | the second episode, tells the story of the early Muslim resistance to the Crusades, led by the Zengids, a Turkic dynasty ruling the northern Levant.[4] |
3 | Unification | the third episode, looks at how the famous sultan, Saladin, united Muslims across Egypt.[5] |
4 | Liberation | the fourth episode, examines how the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt brought about the eventual destruction of the remaining Crusader states in the east. |
References
- ^ "The Crusades: An Arab Perspective - Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ Team, kurier.at. "The Crusades: an Arab Perspective". kurier.at (in German).
- ^ "Shock: The First Crusade and the Conquest of Jerusalem". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Revival: The Muslim Response to the Crusades". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Unification: Saladin and the Fall of Jerusalem". www.aljazeera.com.