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The birth of Islam over fourteen centuries ago was a monumental event in human history with an everlasting effect on humanity. For centuries researchers contemplated on the growth and distribution of Muslims throughout the World. The purpose of this manuscript is to present a reliable estimate of the Muslim population in South America since the inc...
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... Republic of Colombia has an area of 1,109,104 Km 2 and its map is presented in Fig. 6. It was conquered by Spain in 1499, gained its independence in 1819 as part of the former Gran Columbia, and then emerged from the collapse of the latter in 1830. Gran Columbia used to include current Ecuador, Columbia, Panama, and ...
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