Arabism And Islam: The Crusader Movement

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The importance of the Crusader movement poses an experiment in the history of Arabism and Islam, all of us, whether in the East or in the West. This experiment is not just a simple fleeting one , it is a great experiment of a serious significance and profound, filled with lessons and sermons, which requires us to take advantage of them and study them all the time - now and in the future - to take advantage of the mistakes of the past and avoid them, and face the dangers of the present and overcome them, and thus preserve the rights of the nation of Islam, Arabism and its structure.

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