claudia73--the people Britain, Ireland and Spain have not forgotten about the IRA or ETA. And for that matter nor have Americans stopped worrying about the sort of home-grown extremists that blew up the Oklahoma City building. But these are generally domestic groups conducting domestic terrorism--i.e. ETA does not fly planes into New Zealand buildings--and that makes them less of an international concern.
To keep on topic . . . Spain and Kosovo are other examples to add to Pilgram's list, but my reading of history as the the vast majority of converts did not make their decision with a sword to their throat but instead sought to join the occupiers and so avoid such things as heavy taxes and enjoy opportunities for social and economic advancement. Plenty of the Arab conquest's great generals were converts as were quite a few of Europe's.
claudia73--the people Britain, Ireland and Spain have not forgotten about the IRA or ETA. And for that matter nor have Americans stopped worrying about the sort of home-grown extremists that blew up the Oklahoma City building. But these are generally domestic groups conducting domestic terrorism--i.e. ETA does not fly planes into New Zealand buildings--and that makes them less of an international concern.
To keep on topic . . . Spain and Kosovo are other examples to add to Pilgram's list, but my reading of history as the the vast majority of converts did not make their decision with a sword to their throat but instead sought to join the occupiers and so avoid such things as heavy taxes and enjoy opportunities for social and economic advancement. Plenty of the Arab conquest's great generals were converts as were quite a few of Europe's.