Religion: In Pakistan, today's militant faithful see the entire world as the battlefield for their holy war.

(See also: Islam's Medical Advances in the Middle Ages ... to the Nizari themselves, they were holy warriors. The Nizari expansion coincided with the arrival of European crusaders in Syria ...

and raises questions over whether any of the culture's famed warriors converted to Islam. Studying the intricate patterns woven into the bands of silk costumes recovered in boat graves from the ...

"I began to pray for the mujahedeen, for these stateless warriors who were trying to topple ... Amanpour » A college friend introduced him to Islam and he was intrigued by its peaceful message.