"Crusaders Overcome Jihad at Antioch and Godfrey’s Valor" by Raymond Ibrahim

 

Crusaders Overcome Jihad at Antioch and Godfrey’s Valor Raymond Ibrahim Jun 3  Nine-hundred and twenty-five years ago today, on June 3, 1098, a dramatic Christian victory over Islamic oppression took place: the liberation of the ancient Christian city of Antioch. Context: In the years preceding the First Crusade, Turkish invaders were running amok in Asia Minor, formerly a bastion of Christianity (now “Turkey”).  An anonymous Georgian chronicler […] Read more of this post