![]() ![]() ![]() Ziedan's remarks sparked anger among Egyptian scholars, who questioned his motives. The circumstances under which this occurred has led some experts to speculate on how much of this was down to circumstance or Saladin's own scheming. "He committed crimes against the Fatimids."Īccording to medieval records, Saladin worked under the Fatimids and was later able to climb his way up to the position of vizier and later sultan. "Salahuddin is one of the most despicable figures in human history," Zeidan told interviewer Amr Adeeb. Ziedan said that one particular inerpretation of Saladin in an Egyptian film did not show his "brutality against the Fatimids", which included the burning down of "one of the most important libraries in the world back then, located in Cairo". Saladin (or Salah al-Din), is renowned as one of the most famous Muslim military leaders of the Middle Ages, most notably for his capture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187. ![]() Zeidan said that the genre contained many "historical fallacies" and that positive depictions of Saladin were "intentionally political". The philosophy and Arabic expert made the comment on a late night talk show while discussing Egyptian cinema and Islamic history. ![]() Egyptian scholar Youssef Ziedan has stirred controversy by calling famed 12th century Muslim leader Saladin "one of the most despicable figures in human history". ![]()
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