thrived in some of the larger and more cosmopolitan Islamic cities would come to play a key role in the Renaissance of the later Middle Ages.
The schisms that arose during medieval Islam’s formative years dogged the medieval near and middle east, and have also continued to inform foreign affairs in the modern world. The roots of the Sunni-Shia divide can be traced back to the days of the very first caliphs, while the Arab-Persian division that emerged in the eighth century lives on in the modern Middle East in the geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The complex legacy of conflict and coexistence between Muslims, Jews, and Christians springs partially from the early medi
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