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The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today’s political discourse

  • Written by Anna Piela, Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies and Gender, Northwestern University
The enduring legacy of medieval Christian depictions of Islam in today’s political discourseA stained-glass window in the Cathedral of Brussels depicting the 'Siege of Jerusalem' by the Crusaders in the 11th century. Jorisvo/iStock / Getty Images Plus

The war with Iran is not just a geopolitical conflict. We see religious rhetoric used to cast strategic interests as a moral or sacred matter.

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