669-718: Muslim jihad on Christian Byzantium.
710: Tariq Ibn Malik conducts raids into Spain.
732: Charles Martel halts northward expansion of Muslims.
756: Revival of Umayyad Caliphate in al-Andalus (Spain).
820: Muslim conquest of Sicily.
1087: By this date, Arab medicine is being taught in Salerno.
1238: Construction begins on the Alhambra in Granada.
1453: Ottomans conquer Constantinople.
1469: Christian unification of Aragon and Castille.
1480-1481: Ottomans occupy southern Italy.
1486: Latin translation of al-Razi's Arabic Medical Encyclopedia appears in Europe.
1492: Fall of Muslim Granada to the Christians.
1529: First Ottoman siege of Vienna.
1531: Second Ottoman siege of Vienna.
1593-1606: Ottoman wars against the Hapsburgs.
1683: Third (final) Ottoman siege of Vienna.
1800s: European colonialism in the Middle East and Africa.
1821-1829: Greek war of independence from the Ottomans. (See also: Ottomans jettison jihadist ideology.)
1920s-1940s: French and British Mandate rule in the Middle East - 1920-30 ; 1930-1947.
1956: France and Great Britain join Israel in attacking Egypt.
1972: Palestinian commandos attack Israeli Olympic team in Munich.
1978-1979: Exiled Iranian cleric Ayatollah Khomeini lives in Paris.
1985: Abu Nidal attacks Vienna and Rome.
1995, July: Massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica.
1995, October: Wave of terror bombings in Paris (term "Londonistan" coined). (see also)
1995: Ibn Warraq publishes Why I am Not a Muslim.
1997: Enes Karic on Bosnia as part of Europe.
1998, February: French Muslim philosopher Roger Garaudy prosecuted for denying the Holocaust.
1998, September: Fighting breaks out in Kosovo.
2002, May 6: Murder of Pim Fortuyn in the Netherlands highlights growing clash of cultures there.
2003, January: Germany bans Muslim group Hizb al-Tahrir for violating laws against anti-Semitism. (More on Hizb al-Tahrir)
2003, January 23: Raid on London's Finsbury Park Mosque.
2003, June: Controversy in France over Muslim women and the veil.
2004, March 11: Madrid bombings.
2004, November 2: Slaying of Theo Van Gogh in the Netherlands. (See also Ayaan al-Hirsi below)
2005: Term "Eurabia" popularized. (see also)
2005, July 7: Bombings in London. (see also arrests in Canada)
2005, October: Riots in France.
2006, February-March: Cartoon controversy. (see also)
2006, May: Liberal MP Ayaan al-Hirsi in trouble in the Netherlands.
2006, June: Pew survey shows deepening suspicions between Muslims and the West.
2006, August: Bomb plots in the United Kingdom and Germany broken up.
2006, mid September: Pope's remarks spark uproar among Muslims worldwide. (see also)
2006, November 9: Great Britain's leaders warn of formidable terror threats.
2006, November: Dutch weigh ban on face coverings.
2006, December: EUMC report on state of Europe's Muslims.
2007, May: Walter Laqueur's new book attacking liberal European immigration policies.
2007, May: Campaign to ban minarets in Switzerland.
2007: Swiss Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan comes under fire. (see also Ruthven article below).
2007, November: Moderate Muslim leaders in Britain propose steps to fight extremism.
2008, February: Archbishop of Canterbury proposes incorporating some Sharia law into civil law code.
2008, February: New controversy in Netherlands over alleged desecration of Qur'an.
2008, March 23 (Easter Sunday): Pope baptizes Muslim into Roman Catholic Church.
2008, June: Europe's problems assimilating and accepting the Muslims in its midst.
See BBC "Muslims in Europe" page.
See also Adonis on the veil controversy in France (2003).
See also "Wars of Words and Images."
Other Resources:
Malise Ruthven, "The Islamic Optimist" (profile of Tariq Ramadan), New York Review of Books, vol. 54., no. 13, August 16, 2007