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There are also other cases of Moslem countries who have heroes who fought against Islam -- in particular, the Albanians have their great hero Skanderbeg

in 1409, Skanderbeg (George Kastrioti) was the Sultan Murad II of the Ottoman's hostage. Skanderbeg was one of the Sultan's great warriors. Then in 1443 he escaped, re-converted to Catholicism and declared a Holy War against the Ottoman Empire and halted them for 25 years. along with Vlad Tepeś of Wallachia, Stephen III of Moldavia and Jan Hunyadi of Hungary.

Skanderbeg is even now a symbol of Albania

You have a great knowledge of history!

Were you a history major in college, or just a self-taught history buff?

7 posted on 09/07/2011 6:24:45 AM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta ("....in the last days, mockers will come with their mocking...." (2 Peter 3:3))

"...in 1409, Skanderbeg (George Kastrioti) was the........"

Is that the new family that Rush keeps talking about?

15 posted on 09/07/2011 8:46:02 PM PDT by cookcounty ("I love loving him," --brilliant Matha's Vinyud liberal explaining her support for Obama)