The Missionary Review of the World — مج40 ع6 (يونيو 1917) — متوسط · ص60–63

من «The Missionary Review of the World»، مج40 ع6 (يونيو 1917). مجلّد من «The Missionary Review of the World» — مادة كويتية/خليجية (3 موضع). متوسط الصفحات محل الاقتباس مقصوصة أدناه. سياقات: «…It means in the second place the Unity of God. "Do you mean to tell me," said an Arab in his reception room in Kuweit, "That this…» ◆ «…It is a system of STAGNATION. To Islam progress is a sin. In Kuweit, the people decided to organize a Moslem school. It was about the only instance of real co-operative effort that I have ever seen out there. The whole city was divided into two factions over the question as to whether or not arithmetic and geography were to be taught in that school. The Orthodox wing won, and they decided to keep the pure mind of their youth free from such contamination. I never was able to find out just what was the objection to arithmetic, but the case against geography was clear, as the boys might learn that the sun does not set in a pool of black mud, as the Koran says that it does, and their faith would be undermined.…» ◆ «…It is a system of cruelty. In Kuweit, I was told of the five-year- old grandson of the chief of that city, now dead. The small boy was playing near the sea, with a slave boy of his own age, and the slave boy struck him. The youngster ran away to complain to his grandfather, and the old chief came down from his council chamber immediately. تنبيه منهجي: دوريّة تبشيريّة بروتستانتية — تُقرأ نقدياً كشهادة الآخر لا كمرجع محايد. نطاق عام (Internet Archive).