European Muslim Hate Poll

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(02-19-2017, 07:28 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Indeed, which is when European imperialism/colonialism began its influence in the middle east.

Well...
...maybe it plays a part on some level. But directly, the Saud clan used Wahabism to ideologically fire up the uniting of the peninsula around 1800, and they did so by fighting other non-Wahabistic Arab tribes. There were no European colonialists there at the time, and why would they, there was only Mekka and a lot of sand. Sure there were Ottomans, but only on paper, because, well, sand.
Wahhabism was first introduced around 1740. No Europeans occupying oasis back then, too. The enemy were other muslim tribes/clans.

But whatever, it isn't really important.