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http://daledamos.blogspot.com/2011/0...-rest.html?m=1
In The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims, Andrew Bostom provides primary and other sources that document Jihad and the consequences non-Muslims faced. In Part 5: Jihad, Seventh through Eleventh Centures, Bostom quotes from the Atlas of Islamic History, by Harry W. Hazard.

Hazard gives a breakdown of Muslim conquests and occupation.
Here are some of the more salient events:

7th Century:

Europe:

• Balkans (Constantinople attacked)
• Daghestan

Mediterranean:

• Sicily (pillaged by Muslims in 652 and 668)
• Crete (occupied briefly by Muslims in 674)
• Rhodes (occupied by Muslims in 672-679)
• Cyprus

Africa:

• Morocco and Algeria
• Tunisia
• East Africa
• Egypt

Asia:

• Arabia
• Syria
• Anatolia
• Mesopotamia
• Persia
• Afghanistan

And that was after just the first century of the Muslim Empire

Don't forget the back and forth over the centuries that followed--not only between Muslims and non-Muslims, but also the constant fighting among the Muslims themselves: something that has continued throughout Muslim history and continues to this day.

Some of the more familiar countries that were attacked, conquered and occupied by Muslims in whole or in part include:

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• The Sahara

And let's not forget, as Goitein reminds us, that the various Muslim occupations resulted in the displacement of millions of people

So it's not that the Muslim world today is opposed to occupation of other countries--they just don't like the competition--something to keep in mind every time we witness the spectacle of Islamists whining about being victims of the West.