Read This: The Orphan Scandal

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In 1933, 15-year-old Turkiyya Hasan was beaten at the Swedish Salam Mission in Port Said, Egypt. Hasan claimed she was beaten because of her refusal to accept Christianity. The missionaries claimed that she was willfully misbehaving and provoking disturbances at the missionary.

Turkiyya’s story is significant for many reasons. Her story brought to light the increasing number of orphans who had been “saved” by missionaries. She helped bring to light Egypt’s neg...