Destiny Disrupted

xvi INTRODUCTION

GROWTH OF ISLAM

Given my personal stake, I could concede that I might be overestimat-
ing the importance of Islam. And yet ... a niggling doubt remained. Was
my assessment wholly without objective basis? Take a look at these six
maps, snapshots of the Islamic world at six different dates:
When I say "Islamic world," I mean societies with Muslim majorities
and/or Muslim rulers. There are, of course, Muslims in England, France,