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  2. Latin American Muslims - Wikipedia

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    This was the first group of Muslim migrants that did not face extreme persecution for either race or religion, therefore is thought to be the most influential source of Islam in modern-day Brazil. In the 1990s, more Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian and other Middle Eastern migrants came to Brazil as refugees and immigrants fleeing political ...

  3. Early Muslim conquests - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date ...

  4. Spread of Islam - Wikipedia

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    The spread of Islam spans almost 1,400 years. The early Muslim conquests that occurred following the death of Muhammad in 632 CE led to the creation of the caliphates, expanding over a vast geographical area; conversion to Islam was boosted by Arab Muslim forces expanding over vast territories and building imperial structures over time.

  5. Islamic missionary activity - Wikipedia

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    Following the death in 632 AD of Muhammad, Islam spread far and wide within a very short period, much of this occurring through an initial establishment and subsequent expansion of an Islamic Empire through conquest, such as that of North Africa and later Spain (), and the Islamic conquest of Persia putting an end to the Sassanid Empire and spreading the reach of Islam to as far east as ...

  6. History of South America - Wikipedia

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    The resulting civilizations, however, were very different from those of their colonizers, both in the mestizos and the indigenous cultures of the continent. Through the trans-Atlantic slave trade, South America (especially Brazil) became the home of millions of people of the African diaspora. The mixing of ethnic groups led to new social ...

  7. Did the Alcatraz escapees live out their days in freedom in ...

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    The 1962 escape from Alcatraz by three prisoners immediately became the stuff of legend – and quickly film – that has never been fully explained. A new book about brothers John and Clarence ...

  8. History of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Barman, Roderick J. Brazil The Forging of a Nation, 1798–1852 (1988) Bethell, Leslie. Colonial Brazil (Cambridge History of Latin America) (1987) excerpt and text search; Bethell, Leslie, ed. Brazil: Empire and Republic 1822–1930 (1989) Burns, E. Bradford. A History of Brazil (1993) excerpt and text search; Burns, E. Bradford.

  9. Muslim In America - The Huffington Post

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    There’s good and there’s bad. America has always been a welcome and tolerant country for immigrants. Currently there are people arguing for our civil rights, and we’re also seeing those who want to smear our entire faith and say that Islam is an inherently violent religion. These are exciting times to be an American Muslim, that’s for sure.