>So what? You've assumed the ppl of subsaharan Africa will
>remain the poorest.

yes, i did. "among" the poorest. do you assume differently?

And if they do that no bearing on the info
>in this story.

yes it does.

>Your reply reads like you stretched to find a reason to
>complain about this news - the news being that Islam may be
>the world's dominant religion within our lifetime.

no, it wasn't a stretch. i was just more concerned about the African angle than i was about the world angle.