Migrants ‘seek jobs not conquest’

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Series Details 8.9.07
Publication Date 08/09/2007
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Are radicals Muslims bent on converting Europe to Islam, by persuasion or by force, beginning with the reconquest of al-Andalus. Article discusses the role of Islam in Spain over the centuries. The article says that the vast majority of Muslims in Spain say fears of a 'silent reconquest' are overblown. Spain’s 1 million recent migrants are motivated by fleeing hunger or political persecution rather than a desire to reoccupy former Islamic land.

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