Of all the great figures in the Middle Ages whose influence still resonates today, none has been so little written about as Yusuf Ibn Ayyub (meaning “son of Ayyub”). The world would come to know him ...

The Muslim Near East and the First Crusade -- Nur al-Din and the City of Damascus -- Nur al-Din and the rise of the Jihad -- Shirkuh, Saladin and the conquest of Egypt -- Saladin's succession in Egypt ...

Jonathan Philips’s engaging biography redraws the achievements, shortcomings and weaknesses Saladin exhibited during his historic reign A larger than life figure amongst the Muslims and revered by the ...

Turanşah's wrong decision changed the course of the war and brought Şehinşah to the brink of death. While the events in Asqalan caused chaos in the Zengi State, the security of the Pilgrimage Route ...