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I NTRODUCTION ............................................................5 D R . Camille Pecastaing, Ph.D. 1. I SLAM AND THE W EST ..............................................9 2. T HE B IRTH OF I SLAM ..............................................13 3. T HE E XPANSION OF I SLAM ......................................25 4. T HE C RUSADES ......................................................37 5. I SLAMIC AND E UROPEAN E MPIRES ..........................49 6. US I NVOLVEMENT IN THE M IDDLE E AST ..................69 7. I SLAM AND THE W EST T ODAY ..................................93 S ERIES G LOSSARY ....................................................103 F URTHER R EADING ..................................................104 I NTERNET R ESOURCES ..............................................105 I NDEX ......................................................................106 C ONTRIBUTORS ........................................................112