![]() ![]() As an American Muslim, he not only felt devastated by the human tragedy, but he felt an additional burden of knowing that the culprits of those crimes claimed to be acting on behalf of his faith. Kamran Pasha's novel, Shadow of the Swords, was inspired in reaction to the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Best, however, is Pasha s clear depictions of Saladin s and Richard s astute political and military leadership styles as they rally their forces to fight yet another religious war neither would win. This is a suspenseful, action-packed historical filled with intrigue, treachery, revenge, massive atrocity, and gory scenes of battlefield butchery. Miriam is the niece of Maimonides, Saladin s trusted physician, and she has the power and will to thwart one man s plans and save the kingdom of the other. Both men are cunning and ruthless, and both are victims of the wiles of a beautiful young Jewish woman s plotting one man as her lover, the other as an enemy. ![]() Richard the Lionheart leads the armies of the European Crusaders, while Saladin commands the Muslim forces in Palestine. ![]() The bloodshed of the Third Crusade is vividly portrayed in Pasha s second novel (Mother of All Believers), an excellent swords and sandals saga that takes in the action from an early Islamic perspective. ![]()
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