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It’s dense and difficult at points; there are several repeated names and a lot of chronologically overlapping narratives. It reads more like a sourcebook than a popular history at times, but Lewis does tell colorful stories based on historic accounts (with an appropriate amount of skepticism). I’d be lying though if I said it didn’t inspire interest to keep digging.

الفصلين الاوليين حبيتهم بشكل مو طبيعي اتمنى ااكل يندمج فيه كثر ما انا اندمجت

It’s dense with names and dates, some of which seem to show up out of nowhere without context and aren’t mentioned again. It assumes a basic familiarity with Islamic caliphates and their structure, which makes it difficult to follow at times.

The new introduction was written in the earliest days of the American war on terror, when Western views of the Arab world were skewed beyond measure. There’s an obvious parallel between the orientalist ideals of historic writers and modern perceptions of Islam, and it is one that is still relevant today. Beyond that, the first chapter feels much like a sourcebook, a quick historiography of the Assassins as of 1968.