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Islam
In Europe
• Muslims first came to Europe in 652 CE (in Sicily)
• Gibralter (Jabal al-Tariq) was named after Tariq bin Ziyad who came to Spain in 711 CE
• Muslims entered France in 732 CE
• Parts of Spain were under Muslim rule for almost 800 years
• Muslims ruled parts of Sicily for almost 250 years
• The English King Offa (d. 796) minted a coin with the Muslim Declaration of Faith
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