the phrase "places that faced jihads, violent conversions and loss of cultural continuity" is not correct. jihad means 'holy war' and is a last resort when nothing can be done to extinguish the fire. You can't point, indirectly, that jihad results loss of culture. moreover, religion spread from the coastal regions, so how can you say that south was less affected from imperialism and conquest?
secondly, you can't say that education is the reason. majority of the people study in good colleges, even though they are becoming more uncivilised. why ? due to television culture!
