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The Medieval Order of Assassins with Steve Tibble - Medievalists.net

The medieval Assassins experienced a modern popularity resurgence while deliberate secrecy and later myth-making obscure their historical reality.
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New Medieval Books: Al-Qata'i: Ibn Tulun's City Without Walls - Medievalists.net

The novel begins with the rediscovery of the Ibn Tulun Mosque in 1918 and recounts Ibn Tulun's life and legacy in the ninth and tenth centuries. Bassiouney presents Ibn Tulun's benevolent vision to unify all Egyptians in a new city, Al-Qata'i. He becomes so focused on his vision, however, that he cannot see the impact it has on his family or the fate of Egypt. When a betrayal leads to his demise, the rival Abbasid caliph threatens to regain control of Al-Qata'i.
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