From the article:
'As the Middle Ages ended, the crusades were mostly a fading memory. Yet, today the word and the way it is used seem more popular than ever. How did the crusades return to today’s society?‘This crusade… this war on terrorism is going to take a while.’ US President George W. Bush, South Lawn of the White House, 16 September 2001.
Propelled to the front of the world’s attention by US President George W. Bush’s offhand remark on the South Lawn of the White House in the days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the crusades have continued to feature prominently in public rhetoric in the first decades of the twenty-first century. Deployed by both Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and ISIS as an example of historic Western aggression in the Middle East and against Muslims, the crusades have also been used by white supremacists and those in the West – such as Norwegian terrorist Andreas Breivik and his emulators.
​Apparently innocuous forms of crusading rhetoric and imagery can be found, particularly in the names and branding of sports teams, in descriptions of public health campaigns, and in entertainment from literature and art to films, TV dramas and digital games; though the contemporary associations of the crusades have often raised questions as to their continued suitability for these uses. In the aftermath of the Christchurch shootings in New Zealand in March 2019 by a terrorist who referenced various historical figures – including the crusader Bohemond of Taranto – in his attack the city’s successful rugby union team considered changing their name and branding from ‘Crusaders’.
However, the question remains: why has a medieval form of Christian holy war – linked to pilgrimage, the papacy, and Jerusalem – found popularity in the modern world? What accounts for the breadth of its invocations?'

For an overview of the Engaging the Crusades project, see this on the same website:

Despite the lockdown of much of the world, we're pleased to announce the publication of two new volumes of Engaging the Crusades this month.

Controversial Histories - Current Views on the Crusades: Engaging the Crusades, Volume Three
This volume presents the findings of research by Felix Hinz and Johannes Meyer-Hamme into current perceptions of the crusades. The authors commissioned a survey of historians teaching the crusades as to the perceptions of the crusades and crusading in their home contexts and evaluated the trends they found.

The Making of Crusading Heroes and Villains​: Engaging the Crusades, Volume Four
Bringing the construction of heroism and villainy into focus, this volume considers how key figures in crusading have been remembered and to what end. Chapters on Tancred, Conrad of Montserrat, Queen Melisande of Jerusalem, Reynald of Chatillon and St Louis are complemented by a consideration of the paired memory of Saladin and King Richard I of England - 'the Lionheart' - and a new translation of the bronze wreath laid by Kaiser Wilhelm II on the tomb of Saladin in Damascus in 1898.

You can find out more and buy copies here:

Sadly both the conferences in July 2020 which we were planning to have 'Engaging the Crusades' strands at have been postponed this week amidst the uncertainties around the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic.
The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE) conference has been moved back to July 2021, still at Royal Holloway, University of London, while the Medievalism in the Modern World (MAMO) conference has been put back to a provisional date in Spring 2021.
We would love to have the papers we had lined-up for these conferences delivered when the conferences come around again - existing proposals can be considered pre-approved - but we understand circumstances change and that contributors may well be unable to offer the same papers next year. Our own circumstances too may well require re-evaluating over the next year so we will be in touch with contributors when further clarity arrives. When things become clearer and calls for papers are re-opened I expect that we'll look to put together new panels for each conference.
Until then, stay safe.
 - Mike (on behalf of Kristin)

I'm looking forward to a bumper summer of new work on the memory of the crusades coming out. As well as several (!) more volumes of the Engaging the Crusades series we have had confirmation that the panels proposed for the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East's (SSCLE) conference in July have been accepted.
The conference will run 29 June to 3 July at Royal Holloway, University of London; the website is here: https://www.sscle2020.com/. Here's the line-up:

SUBMISSIONS
Email your abstract (300 words) and bio here by the deadlines above.

You can find more information about the conferences at the links below:
SSCLE
w: www.sscle2020.com | t: @latineast

MAMO
w: themamo.org | t: @TheMamoConf