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After reading the selection from Amin Maalouf’s The Crusade through Arab Eyes, please answer the following:
Why was the relationship between the Byzantines and the Muslims different from that between the Franj/Occidentals (Westerners) and the Muslims? Which groups were closer in mindset and philosophy and why?
When responding to your classmates, consider how the differences in mindset affected their interactions.