Raymond Ibrahim on the Crusades, Jihad, and the Myth of a Tolera nt Past

Tony Kinnett sits down with historian Raymond Ibrahim, author of *Sword and Scimitar*, to talk about what he calls "fake history." In Ibrahim's view, that's the story that casts Christian crusaders as the aggressors and leaves out centuries of jihad and Christian martyrdom. He walks through forgotten episodes like the Georgian martyrs and America's fight against the Barbary pirates, and argues that the same patterns of persecution go on today. He also explains why getting the history wrong shapes how the West sees itself now, and where to start reading if you want the real story.