Although Muslims rarely forces other people to convert to Islam, most of the religious spread happened through military strength and conquest, which was the order of the day.
In the year 1492 the Spanish Expulsion took place and that's why it's important.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
In February 1898, the Journal published a private letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, Spain's ambassador to Washington, D.C. The letter stolen by Cuban rebels and leaked to Hearst, called McKinley a weak and stupid politician.
Segregation
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