“But that's Islam in the third millennium: they want the certainties of seventh-century society with the conveniences of the twenty-first century.” — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
“By the seventh century, Christianity probably was far stronger and more sophisticated in North Africa and Asia than in Europe.” — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“the seventh-century biblical narratives transformed a slow, peaceful process into a something more dramatic, in order to stress the importance of the… — Simon Price Copy Share Image
“There were African slaves in China from at least the seventh century CE, and, Wolf reports, “by 1119 most of the wealthy… — David Christian Copy Share Image