Seeking martyrdom repeatedly endangered Christian-Muslim coexistence across centuries

Evidence

In Ceuta in 1227, as in Marrakesh in 1220 or Córdoba in the 850s, the thirst for martyrdom pushes Christians to provoke the hostility of Muslim rulers, endangering the entente between the Muslim rulers and the Christian minority. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1113

Categorization

• XREF: Gives genealogical depth to Aziz’s claims that provocation-by-blasphemy is an old tactic in Islam-West encounters.