Re: facts about busharref
Christian armies had taken Jerusalam in 1099 AD and marauding (victorious) christian armies pushed the Islamic frontiers further into the East. Reason, Muslims were disintegrated, disinterested in defending each other. Yes, Salahuddin Ayubi was a great soldier and great leader of Islamic ummah, but men like him have been few and rare. Sallahuddin was able to take Jerusalem in 1187, thats 90years of christian rule in a region which was predominantly Muslim. It was lost again in 1229 and retaken in 1244.
Christian crusaders had travelled from France, England and other western Christian regions and had very different ideas of what christianity should be as compared tot eh orthodox church which was prevalent in the byzantium empire i.e., constantinople. Thus the difference of opinions and huge distances for the victorious Franks who had travelled from Europe.
European history is replete with examples of inter-state rivalries. Austro-Hungarian, Russian, French, Porteguese, Spanish, German, English and Nordic kingdoms. Since these countries/monarchies were involved in a constant state of power struggle, Muslim empires were able to survive a little longer. As history shows us, as soon as European powers decided to invade Asia for its rich resources, the Muslim powers were unable to offer any meaningful resistence. Ottoman empire was the only entity which presented a meaningful resistence till WWI, after that its been handout after handout.