The Archive · 1940

The Power of Islam

In Wartime — Modern Armaments No Good In Religious War

London, June 11.

"Any observer with thorough knowledge of Islamic religious psychology would not hesitate to affirm that the most modern armament, tanks, -and Gestapo anid Ogpu methods would have hance against a Moslem religion because every faithful Mohammedan sincerely and unflinchthat dying for hi religion is a sure road to paradise," a Joseph Levy in a dispatch from Cairo to the "New York Times, describing reaction in Cairo to any attack from Italy.

The. report, quoted by a special commenter, s: "If Signor Mussolini is well informed about Mohammed and eli he would think twice be! an air raid on Cairo."—Reuter.

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