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Old 12-21-2002, 05:53 AM   #29
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Originally posted by Yorick:

Sorry Fred, but when I think of Islam, I think of violent invasions in 600AD that wiped out civilisation after civilisation, not in the name of money - as was the case with European conquest, but in the name of Allah.
Hmmmmmm, just a thought, but I believe the 16th Century colonisation of the New World by Spain and Portugal in particular could be viewed similarly. Here is some more detailed information on the subject.

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