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TURKISH home;s along the: bosphorus, at rumeli hissar 



that all races shall be driven within the 

 domain of the Khali f. He is convinced 

 that by virtue of his acceptance of the 

 true faith the believer is placed on a 

 higher plane than unbelievers. He is 

 appointed to be a ruler over the "People 

 of the Books," who are to be his ravahs 

 (the term rayah is applied to all the non- 

 Mohammedan subjects of the Porte) or 

 cattle. With such a belief, it would in- 

 deed be remarkable if the conquerors' 

 pride were not greatly increased, and if 

 they did not become the most grievous 

 of task-masters. 



THE MOHAMMEDAN BELIEVES HE BELONGS 

 TO A SUPERIOR SPECIES 



A keen observer, of long experience in 

 India, who is specially anxious to secure 

 educated Mohammedans for the service 

 of the State in numbers equal to their 

 proportion of the population, declared 

 that the greatest obstacle to their pro- 

 gress is what he calls "spiritual pride." 

 As in Turkey, so in India the Moham- 

 medan considers himself to be on a 

 higher plane than the adherents of any 

 other faith, Christianity included. He 

 almost belongs to a different species. He 



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