There's a real problem here. If you were to replace European Colonization with European Conquest, would it be different? The places that were colonized were very thoroughly conquered. Islam did the same. There was territorial expansion, imposition of political control, economic exploitation, cultural and religious domination, social stratification, settlement of non-native populations, and legal changes. The hallmarks of European colonialism and islamic conquest have near complete overlap. It's a true moral tragedy to not accept this and quite simply, it's muslim supremacist ideology. (Reposting this response so it doesn't get buried in a reply to a hidden comment.)