Presents an account of the author's journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia; 'the believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restoring order to a chaotic world.

A brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject

A great scholar examines how history has shaped the identity of the Middle East.

A penetrating look at the way in which experts, policy-makers and the media have dealt with the crisis in Iran and the Middle East. With examples, Said demonstrates that the government-business establishment has produced a portrait of Islam and Muslims based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice.

The Templars, the Hospitallers, the Tuetonic Knights and the Knights of the Spanish and Portuguese orders were 'noblemen vowed to poverty, chastity and obedience, living a monastic life in convents which were at the same time barracks, waging war on the enemies of the Cross'. This book offers a general history of these orders.

'The book covers every side of Muslim life...a remarkable collection of new information, which will be of deep interest to students of European history' R.W. Southern, NEW YORK REVIEW