[ikanakattara]

The sad historical fact is that wherever Islam has militarily conquered an area previously Christian, within a relatively short time there are virtually no traces of Christianity left. If anyone can give a single historical counterexample, I would love to hear it.

[Cicero]

Islam also managed to destroy two of the great "center" civilizations of the world, which had lasted for thousands of years before Muslims wiped them out. One was the civilization of ancient Egypt, which survived the Romans but perished under Islamic invasions. The other was the civilization known by a variety of names, but always reborn, as Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, Persia. That great civilization, perhaps the first in recorded history, was also destroyed by the Arabs. In its place now are a bunch of little tinpot dictatorships.

[wideawake]

There are several million Copts left in Egypt - but they are second class citizens.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

The sad historical fact is that wherever Islam has militarily conquered an area previously Christian, within a relatively short time there are virtually no traces of Christianity left. If anyone can give a single historical counterexample, I would love to hear it.

Something not widely known is that 75% of Americans of Arab descent are Christians. There is a reason why they left their native land.