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excellent research
The paragraph:
"The Isma'ilis developed a well-deserved reputation of being prepared to sacrifice themselves in the service and for the cause of Islam. They became the legendary swords of Imams (Moslem clerics) the world over. There is a lot of intellectual controversy concerning the origins of the Nizari assassins, and much of the recorded history may well be more the stuff of legend than historically accurate."
...seems critical to our understanding of how these sorts of things arise. I am all for stamping it out, but we must also create a world in its wake that keeps this insanity from resurfacing.
That's the imperative.
posted by
BrWiSk
on October 24, 2003 at 12:53 PM
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