Another Arabic word sometimes used for Christians, particularly in a political context, is Ṣalībī (صليبي "<answer>Crusader</answer>") from ṣalīb (صليب "cross") which refers to <answer>Crusader</answer>s and has negative connotations. However, Salibi is a modern term; historically, Muslim writers described European Christian <answer>Crusader</answer>s as al-Faranj or Alfranj (الفرنج) and Firinjīyah (الفرنجيّة) in Arabic" This word comes from the Franks and can be seen in the Arab history text Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh by Ali ibn al-Athir.
What does Ṣalībī mean?
Crusader