<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMashambulizi ya maharamia na waasi wa Kiislamu yaliwaogopesha watu, lakini Wakrethe walibaki waaminifu kwa Kanisa Othodoksi wakati wote wa utawala wa Waarabu wa 824-961.  <response>: Attacks by pirates and Islamic forces brought terror to the people, but Cretans remained loyal to the Orthodox Church throughout the Arab occupation of a.d. 824-961. 