The Crescent and the Cross
Ramsbotham, Oliver / Risaluddin, Saba / Wicker, Brian / Harifyah, Abdel Haleem![The Crescent and the Cross](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/194/19479786/CHSBZCOP0319479786.jpg)
This book is the product of dialogue between a group of leading British Muslim and Christian scholars concerned about the alleged danger to the 'West' of Islamic 'fundamentalism'. It analyses the ethical and legal principles, rooted in both traditions, underlying any use of armed force in the modern world. After chapters on the history, theology and laws of war as seen from both sides, the book applies its conclusions to (a) the 1990-91 Gulf W...