In Ishmael's House: A History Of Jews In Muslim Lands
by Martin Gilbert /
2010 / English / Kindle
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The relationship between Jews and Muslims has been a flashpoint
that affects stability in the Middle East and has consequences
around the globe. In this absorbing and eloquent book Martin
Gilbert challenges the standard media portrayal and presents a
fascinating account of hope, opportunity, fear, and terror that
have characterized these two peoples through the 1,400 years of
their intertwined history.
The relationship between Jews and Muslims has been a flashpoint
that affects stability in the Middle East and has consequences
around the globe. In this absorbing and eloquent book Martin
Gilbert challenges the standard media portrayal and presents a
fascinating account of hope, opportunity, fear, and terror that
have characterized these two peoples through the 1,400 years of
their intertwined history.
Harking back to the Biblical story of Ishmael and Isaac, Gilbert
takes the reader from the origins of the fraught relationship—the
refusal of Medina’s Jews to accept Mohammed as a prophet—through
the ages of the Crusader reconquest of the Holy Land and the
great Muslim sultanates to the present day. He explores the
impact of Zionism in the first half of the twentieth century, the
clash of nationalisms during the Second World War, the mass
expulsions and exodus of 800,000 Jews from Muslim lands following
the birth of Israel, the Six-Day War and its aftermath, and the
political sensitivities of the current Middle East.
Harking back to the Biblical story of Ishmael and Isaac, Gilbert
takes the reader from the origins of the fraught relationship—the
refusal of Medina’s Jews to accept Mohammed as a prophet—through
the ages of the Crusader reconquest of the Holy Land and the
great Muslim sultanates to the present day. He explores the
impact of Zionism in the first half of the twentieth century, the
clash of nationalisms during the Second World War, the mass
expulsions and exodus of 800,000 Jews from Muslim lands following
the birth of Israel, the Six-Day War and its aftermath, and the
political sensitivities of the current Middle East.In Ishmael’s House
In Ishmael’s House sheds light on a time of prosperity and
opportunity for Jews in Muslim lands stretching from Morocco to
Afghanistan, with many instances of Muslim openness, support, and
courage. Drawing on Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources,
Gilbert uses archived material, poems, letters, memoirs, and
personal testimony to uncover the human voice of this
centuries-old conflict. Ultimately Gilbert’s moving account of
mutual tolerance between Muslims and Jews provides a perspective
on current events and a template for the future.
sheds light on a time of prosperity and
opportunity for Jews in Muslim lands stretching from Morocco to
Afghanistan, with many instances of Muslim openness, support, and
courage. Drawing on Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources,
Gilbert uses archived material, poems, letters, memoirs, and
personal testimony to uncover the human voice of this
centuries-old conflict. Ultimately Gilbert’s moving account of
mutual tolerance between Muslims and Jews provides a perspective
on current events and a template for the future.
