*Christian Missionaries* *---* *spreading bigotry worldwide.* On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 3:23:15 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.raymondibrahim.com/islam/raymond-ibrahim-reviews-beth-barons-the-orphan-scandal-christian-missionaries-and-the-rise-of-the-muslim-brotherhood/ > > > > *The Orphan Scandal: Christian Missionaries and the Rise of the Muslim > Brotherhood* > > By *Raymond Ibrahim* > <http://www.raymondibrahim.com/author/raymond-ibrahim/> on March 27, 2015 > > > > In 1933, Turkiya Hassan, an orphaned Egyptian, Muslim girl, was beaten by > a matron at a Swedish missionary school. School authorities later contended > that the “rude and aggressive” 15-year-old was ordered “into a room for > private chastisement” at which time the girl “showed fight and seized the > cane” from the matron who soon “regained mastery of the situation and … > considerably roused, hit the girl with the stick where she could.” The > girl, however, claimed that she was beaten for refusing to convert to > Christianity—a story sensationalized by a nascent Muslim Brotherhood in > order to foment anger and distrust for missionaries in Egypt while > aggrandizing itself as a substitute. > > [image: > http://www.raymondibrahim.com/_admin/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wes.jpg] > <http://www.raymondibrahim.com/_admin/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wes.jpg> > > Baron of City College of New York takes this minor incident and magnifies > it in such a way as to portray the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood as a > complete byproduct of aggressive missionary schools in Egypt. The problem > is that the evidence she marshals for this claim is flimsy at best. > > The book suffers from three main flaws. The first is myopia: If the > incident is such a *cause célèbre* for the rise of the Ikhwan, why do > modern Islamists, who habitually claim historic grievances against the > West, never mention it? (Though they likely will now with the publication > of this book.) One searches the Arabic-language Internet in vain for > “Turkiya Hassan.” > > Second, Baron is guilty of indulging in anachronistic moralizing. Emotive > language proliferates about the whipping of the “rude and aggressive” > teenage girl—in a nation and in an era where such disciplining was the > norm—as a traumatizing event for Egypt. Yet Hassan’s story received > attention not because she was beaten but because she claimed to have defied > forced conversion. > > The final defect is blatant bias on the part of the historian. While Baron > presents some of the Christian mission’s arguments, it is clear whose > narrative she follows: The book is dedicated to “all the Turkiyas.” She > shows no reservations for the motives of Islamists and nationalists who > sensationalized this incident, but she is cynical and mistrusting of the > Western women who dedicated their lives to caring for Muslim orphans. Thus, > we are told, “When the [Egyptian] locals did not turn out in large numbers > to hear their message, [Western] evangelicals started building schools, > hospitals, and later orphanages to guarantee a captive audience.” Further, > Baron ignores Islam’s role in creating so many destitute orphans in Egypt > in the first place: Adoption is forbidden according to many interpretations > of Shari’a. > > Not only does Baron exaggerate the significance of this incident, > portraying it as the greatest catalyst for the rise of Islamism in Egypt, > she also appears ignorant of the true nature of the Brotherhood as seen in > her own time. For all of her claims that the Ikhwan defended Muslims from > Christian “predators,” the true nature of the group is easily ascertained > by looking at its current status in Egypt: banned by fellow Muslims—not > Christians or Westerners—for its treachery and terrorism. > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdmtja2o3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0Mjc3NDExNzA-> > > > - New Members > > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnaHMwM2oxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDI3NzQxMTcw> > > 1 > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJldTZqNnFkBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQyNzc0MTE3MA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > >
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