This collection reviews many centuries of fraught relations between Christians and Muslims, West and East, post- and pre-Enlightenment societies. My goal is not to present a systematic account but to highlight some of the more interesting features of this long and difficult relationship. I list the writings by the starting date of each topic covered.
1248: "Three French Invasions of Egypt." An extract from In the Path of God: Islam and Political Power. September 1983.- 1796: "In 1796, U.S. Vowed Friendliness With Islam." The New York Sun, November 7, 2006.
- 1863: "'Cairo and the Age of the Hedonists'." DanielPipes.org, October 12, 2006.
- 1914: "A 1914 Novel's Prescient Vision of Londonistan." The Washington Times. May 28, 2014.
- 1917: "Jerusalem Falls to British, 'Great Rejoicing in the Christian World'." DanielPipes.org, March 30, 2009.
- 1942: "FDR Addresses the Arabs." Middle East Quarterly, March 2000.
- 1946: "'Moslem States Represent a Potential Threat to World Peace'." FrontPageMagazine.com, February 13, 2006.
- 1948: "Winston Churchill Compares 'Mein Kampf' to the Koran." DanielPipes.org, February 21, 2008.
- 1959: "Why Was Enoch Powell Condemned as a Racist and Not Charles de Gaulle?" History News Network, August 19, 2013.
- 1962: "The Arabs as Seen Fifty Years Ago." The Washington Times, March 6, 2012.
(October 6, 2014)
