To better understand the nuances of Islamophobia (and Islamophilia), we can look to the life of Maimonides, a medieval physician, philosopher, rabbi, and scientist who lived in Muslim-ruled lands. Maimonides can be seen as a “poster child” of harmonious Judaeo-Islamic relations, but he also had a “love-hate relationship” with Islam because he endured discrimination and exile under one regime but succeeded in becoming another Sultan’s personal physician, all the while producing voluminous writings about Jewish law and Jewish philosophy. His writings in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic made his writings accessible to Arabic speakers, and he remains revered by both Muslims and Jews.