[El Blanco]

You know what religion dominates most of Africa, right?

Oh, and Islam never had a Rennaisance (my degree is in history and I still can't spell it). That is exactly why they are stuck in the 16th Century, or at least, one of the major reasons. They started really well, but go complacent from lack of competition (same with the chinese Empires).

Because of the Rennaissance in Europe, secularism grew, as did nationalism. The states competed amongst each other and were forced to make innovations. When they turned these innovations on the Arab world (the South Pacific muslims were a little more open to change), it wasn't even a contest.