The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam. Bernard Lewis

The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam


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The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam Bernard Lewis
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That said, we must be skeptical . They were fanatics of the Ismaili sect of Islam, and their purpose in life was to kill infidels, especially Christians, and anyone else . The Order of Assassins: The Struggle of the Early Nizari Ismailis against the Islamic World, 's-Gravenhage: Mouton & Co., 1955. Until politcal correctness clamped down, American law enforcement agencies were complaining that they don't get much support from within the Muslim community. It is clear, therefore, that we must look not just to 'radical Islam' or 'hatred of the wars against Muslims' as proximate causes: the very dynamic of imperialism abroad and ostensibly anti-imperialist 'terrorist' violence at home must be considered as an integrated whole. Now, due to PC, they can't even say that publicly. The world's first assassins were Arab hashshashin, or “hashish-eaters”. For a young black man in the UK, stung by the injustices of imperialism and racism, the attractions of sects such as the SWP must be minimal. The Assassins were a radical Muslim sect that destabilized the Middle East and weakened its political structures, allowing the European crusaders to conquer al-Quds (Jerusalem). The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam, New York: Octogon Books, 1980.

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