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by robga 1249 days ago
"Not all, not even most, Muslims were Arabs. Islam may have been the first world civilization; in period it stretched from Spain to Malaya. Muslims might be Arabs, Berbers, East or West African Blacks, Indians, Kurds, Mongols, Persians, Turks, ... . They were all united by a common religion and a common religious language, but divided by numerous religious factions, languages, and cultures"

Isn’t this all true today?

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Most of it?

Some parts of the above are things which cannot change with time, if considered accurate. Like "[was] the first world civilization". Others can, and have, like Spain.

Yes.