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“These papers exhibit the actual state of things both for better and for worse, as seen by eye-witnesses long conversant with the facts. They report both the difficulties in the way of betterment and the encouraging successes here and there achieved. For an understanding merely of the problems in world-politics which grow out of Mohammedanism these papers are valuable, much more for those which appeal to humanitarian and Christian sympathy. They effectually dissipate the allusion that Mohammedanism is on the whole, a beneficent religion, suited to the character of its adherents. Statistics, maps, and illustrations enrich the volume.”—Outlook.
“As in all books of this character the essays vary greatly in merit. Especial mention should be made of those treating Arabia and India, which are excellent.”
| + | Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 631. My. ’07. 610w. |
“The book has many serious blemishes: it omits North Africa from the field of view; its index is of little use; and its illustrations, good enough in their way, are hastily collected from the stock in general circulation. But its defects do not destroy its interest nor its profound importance as a careful exhibit of the practical results of Islam upon the races that have committed themselves to its guidance.”
| + − | Ind. 62: 801. Ap. 4, ’07. 830w. |
“They correct some widely current misinformation.”
| + | Outlook. 84: 941. D. 15, ’06. 150w. |