Key detail analysis. Re-read the sentences below: “Now, as then, we ask the question of all questions: what was the meaning of what was so routinely going on in this kingdom of eternal night? What kind of demented mind could have invented this system?”

1) Why was Auschwitz a “kingdom of eternal night”?
2) Why does he refer to a “demented mind”?

1.) Auschwitz was a nightmare for Jews full of fear, uncertainty, and darkness. Therefore, the author compares the camp to a never-ending night because it was exactly like that. In the night, there is danger and criminals don't have to worry about being seen due to a lack of light.

2.) The author refers to Hitler and the other leaders of the camp as possessing a "demented mind" because the things that occurred in the camp were nothing short of devilish and cruel. I think the author believes that these leaders might even be a bit crazy or mentally unstable to create such a place.

the arab empire adopted the muslim religion as their main belief. arabs would influence the people from the territories they invaded towards islam (the muslim belief).

nevertheless, throughout the history of the arab empire, rulers brought intellectual individuals from other religions to their centers of learning. these other foreigners included jews, christians, greeks, persians, and indians.   these resulted in the adoption of important knowledge developed by these cultures by the arabic empire. for example, the works of aristotle were translated from greek to arab and indian scientists brought the numerical concept of "zero" to the arabs.

nowadays, 93% of the arab population is muslim, which at the same time is subdivided in sects including the sunni, zaini, alawi, shia. the remaining 7% is composed mainly of christians.

well, i can't read it so i'll ask you questions about it : )

if you were a reader and you read the introduction, would you want to read more?

does it start with a question? if so, is it something you would want to read about?

and ask any friends or family for their opinion : )