NZ Christchurch, page-160

I said the Saracens looked after Sicily better than any other power after the Romans.

Spain had more conflicts as Christian armies from Europe arrived and clashed with the Moors causing a great deal of friction that eventually wore out the Moors.

If that book is available in the library I will check it out.

Being a relatively young religion Islam was more like the early Christians and there was a lot of struggle getting established.

Without doubt Islam appears more virulent and intolerant than other religions but so were the early Christian religions compared to the modern Christian faiths.