Oh the joys of
somewhat pointless debates (but hey, he didn't mention the
Armenian Genocide).
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has claimed that Muslim sailors reached the Americas more than 300 years before explorer Christopher Columbus.
Speaking on Saturday at a gathering of Muslim leaders from Latin America, Erdogan said contact between Islam and Latin America dated back to the 12th century.
If they did...I hope they made it all the way to
Tennessee and built a latrine.
[cross-posted at
Firedoglake]
Rising Hegemon
3 comments:
“In his memoirs, Christopher Columbus mentions the existence of a mosque atop a hill on the coast of Cuba,” ...right next to Garcia's seafood grill!!!
Little known fact - her full name was Al-Hadja Sacajawea.
what do the vikings say?
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