Boy Scout - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Boy Scout - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Krais, Jakob

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061127
Doc. NO	:	ALei1524
Main Entry	:	Krais, Jakob
Title & Author	:	Boy Scout - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Krais, Jakob
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,047 words)
Abstract	:	The Boy Scout movement was founded in 1907–8 by General Sir Robert Baden-Powell as a means to strengthen character and physical fitness among British youths. In the years following its inception, the Scouting movement began to spread to Muslim countries, first through British colonial administrators and Protestant educational institutions. After World War I, Scouts from other countries and communities, including French Catholics, equally became active among Muslims. Despite their insistence on being a peaceful organisation, the Boy Scout “troops” were structured along military lines, cultivating an ethos of
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1524.pdf