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NNN. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonialism:“the practice of extending and maintaining a nation's political and economic control over another people or area.” https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Africa/From-the-Arab-conquest-to-1830 Note the use of “raid” in this article (exploitation) and continual references to fighting established political systems. So yes, they did colonize. https://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-20-1-b-muslim-conquests-in-europe#:~:text=The%20conquered%20lands%20included%20Egypt,rewarded%20for%20eternity%20in%20paradise https://medium.com/progressme-magazine/how-arab-colonialism-conquered-the-middle-east-73a247c7465d
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