The orphan scandal : Christian missionaries and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baron, Beth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt)--History.

Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt).

Missions--Egypt--History--20th century.

Missions.

Missions to Muslims--Egypt--History--20th century.

Missions to Muslims.

Orphans--Egypt--History--20th century.

Orphans.

Public welfare--Egypt--History--20th century.

Public welfare.

Islam--Relations--Christianity--History--20th century.

Islam.

Christianity and other religions--Islam--History--20th century.

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Following the story of the Port Said orphan scandal, this book uncovers hidden links between Protestant evangelicals and the growth of Islamist groups in Egypt.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Cast of Characters

Prologue: The Turkiyya Hasan Affair

Part I. The Best of Intentions:

1. Forgotten Children: Caring for the Orphaned and Abandoned

2. Winning Souls for Christ: American Presbyterians in Cairo

3. Speaking in Tongues: Pentecostal Revival in Asyut

4. Nothing Less Than a Miracle: The Swedish Salaam Mission of Port Said

Part II. Unintended Consequences: Islamists and the State

5. Fight Them with Their Own Weapons: The Origins of the Muslim Brotherhood

6. Combating Conversion: The Expansion of the Anti-Missionary Movement

7. Crackdown: Suppressing the League for the Defense of Islam

8. The Battle for Egypt's Orphans: Toward a Muslim Welfare State

Epilogue

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804792226

0804792224

OCLC:

1198929967