... a community of killers. Prior to being known as the Assassins the group reigned as the caliphs of the Fatimid Dynasty, its capital, Cairo became the de facto center of science, art, and philosophy. This achievement was of great importance to Shi"ism as a whole because this marked the first time since the time of Ali that a Shia imam was given political ... successfully developed another trade route to India passing through the Red Sea. In fact, they soon came to control all international trade between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. A group who puts so much emphasis on science, ...

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