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“hussein fancy”

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  • The Mercenary Mediterranean

    Sovereignty, Religion, and Violence in the Medieval Crown of Aragon

    by Hussein Fancy ...
    Sometime in April 1285, five Muslim horsemen crossed from the Islamic kingdom of Granada into the realms of the Christian Crown of Aragon to meet with the king of Aragon, who showered them with gifts, including sumptuous cloth and decorative saddles, for agreeing to enter the Crown's service.They were not the first or only Muslim soldiers to do so. Over the course of the thirteenth and fourteenth ... Read more

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  • What Was the Islamic Conquest of Iberia?

    Understanding the New Debate

    Edited by Hussein Fancy, Alejandro García-Sanjuán ...
    What Was the Islamic Conquest of Iberia? Understanding the New Debate brings together leading scholars to offer an introduction to a recent debate with far-reaching implications for the study of history, as well as our understanding of the present.In the year 711 CE, Islamic armies conquered the Iberian Peninsula. This seemingly uncontroversial claim has in fact been questioned, becoming an object ... Read more

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  • Cruel Modernity

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