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One of the reasons I've heard for why the aforementioned North African countries/regions converted from Christianity to Islam so easily/quickly was because there wasn't a strong monastic tradition as there was in Egypt and Syria.

Now, let me stress that I am not an expert in Christianity, Islam or any religion, but I've very recently wondered what if Egyptian monasticism had spread to Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Morocco (Roman and/or non-Roman areas) as well as it did into Europe and Asia? What would the effects be? Would Christianity become more strongly entrenched in those areas/outside major cities like Carthage, or would other factors 'conspire' against such?

Any thoughts?
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