At the time of this writing Churchill was a Officer in the British Army fighting in the Sudan of Africa. This is a quote from his book, “The River of War”. Quote as follows; “How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanactical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule and live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that Mohammedan law that every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Muslims may show slendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyzes the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome” Source; Sir Winston Churchill, (The River War), 1st Edition, Vol II, Pages 248-250, London, Longsman, Green & Co. 1899.