You realize that you are switching your focus from Islaam and Muslims to Arabic ethnic and language groups in order to attempt to avoid
@A Greased Scotsman 's arguments, don't you,
@Limo ?
I wonder why you even tried. You are not going to convince many - if any - people that way. You are not even attempting to deal with the matter of oppression, perhaps because you hope that we will assume that you somehow did?
Let me explain the point.
Arabic race : Lived in Arabic Penuila. It's a desert with a few places with water. Population is very very small compared with people lives around river in Iraq, Egypt, syria,,,, They consisted of 3 groups before Islam
- Original Arabs : people who lived in Arabic peninsula before prophet Ibrahim brought his wife Hagar and his first son Ismail to.
- Vanished Arabs : people who lived in Arabic peninsula but vanished by Allah as they didn't accept their prophets. Don't exist anymore. I don't know if they're mentioned in Bible or not:
- Arabized Arab : descendants of Ismeel who is son of Ibrahim. They're cousins of Jews. They're Semitic too. Ibrahim who is originally from Iraqi but settled in Palestine. One day Allah asked his to take his wife Hagar and son Ismail to Makka. It was a desert without water at that time. Then Allah created a well of water Zamzam to them which still flows till date. Then some original Arabs came and live with them formulated Makka city. Ibrahim and Ismail have built the Kaaba. As Ismail descendants spoken Arabic and lived in Arabic area. They are considered Arabs by language and geography not by race.
At the end of the day all became Arabs but reality is Ismail's descendants are Semitic in race and cousins of Israels sharing the same race.
At that time (even till date), Arabic peninsula is the least population. The Arabs who invaded all ME countries like Iraqi, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, North Africa, were in a few tens of thousand. The biggest army in the biggest battles were 40-60 thousands.
For example, the army who invaded Palestine, Egypt, and north Africa was 4000 soldiers only.
By time, the local people of Turkey, Pakistan, Central Asia, Persia, India, Iraqi, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, North Africa, Spain, Portugal, south France accepted Islam.
By time, Arabic became the dominant language in some countries but not in all. Also, Islam became dominant religion for these locals in some countries but not all.
The countries that Arabic language became dominant are considered Arabic countries but as I explained they're not Arabic race, they're not even Semitic race.
These counties are considered Arabic from Language and culture perspective.
Some countries Islam became dominant among local but they kept their own language like Iran,Turkey, Pakistan, Central Asia, Persia,
Some countries Islam was/is minority religion and kept their original language India, Spain, Portugal, south France. Even the Muslim minorities (Jews, Unitarians as well) were subject to Inquests. They've to change their religion to Christianity or killed or aborted.
The total number of Arabic people who immigrated with Islam outside Arabic Peninsula is much less that the population of any country have become Arabic in language or Muslims in religion.
So, there is no point or logic to say "Can Arabs/Muslim give the countries back to original local people". They're the original local people.
Most of Egyptian Muslims are original local Muslims. Same in Palestine, Iraqi, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan,,,,
Regards
