No, that specific sentence may not, but if you read on just a tiny bit in your own cut-n-paste it does...

"Colonialism and its followers, the apostate rulers, then started to openly erect crusader centers, societies, and organizations like Masonic Lodges, Lions and Rotary clubs, and foreign schools."

No matter how you try to parse it, your posting thoroughly agrees with mine. Ouch.

Just a reminder, "colonialism" is pretty much synonymous with "outside invaders" - in this context and most others that I can think of.