The Archive · 1932

RIOT OVER BOY'S CONVERSION

Cairo, Jan. 28. crowd of furious Moslems mide mage attack on a cute here Towlay, striving to find the mission-ties who, they said, used the ente] fas a decoy for the conversion of} youthful Moslems.

The viot, which assumed first class proportions, began when was discovered that a young st0- Jient named Yeussefdiab had gone over to the Christian religion. The "American mission my responsible For Youssefdiab's conversion was} alleged (0 have achieved it by his hypnotic influence over the boy.

Fanatic indignation at such sup-pored trickery swept through the] City, and not being able to find jmniasionary concerned, the cafe wi made the centre of attack.

death because of his change in Youretiinb, threatened with faith, is being sheltered by friends, The "missionary has disappeared Teavlige no trace, and the Ameri-jean University authorities disclaim: any knowledge of. him or his: Wherenbouts, Several of the-rioters have been placed in jail—Revter.

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