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islam wasn't the only religion to have an empire. and islam spread through voluntary conversion, for hundreds of years the subjects of the islamic empires remained majority the pre conquest religion. also no muslim empire ever conquered indonesia and malaysia, yet they are two muslim majority countries today.


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SilverElfintoday at 11:30 AM

> islam spread through voluntary conversion

False.

> hundreds of years the subjects of the islamic empires remained majority the pre conquest religion

Even if this was true, which I dispute, Islam imposes all sorts of methods to oppress other religions. Like special taxes for those who aren’t Muslims.

> no muslim empire ever conquered indonesia and malaysia, yet they are two muslim majority countries today

And now these countries have inhumane systems like sharia courts.

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