Prisons and military bases generate much of the demand for free Qur’ans

Evidence

A similar picture develops of serious missionary work in the East; thus in Cairo in 1303-4 the Franciscan Angelo da Spoleto and his companions took the sultan’s permission to succour Christian prisoners first, and then devoted a season to spiritual and corporal works of mercy, distributing money and clothes, hearing confessions, giving absolution and Communion; even, secretly, reconciling Christians who had apostatised from fear. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 678 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Private prisons require a steady supply of prisoners as raw material. — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 252; Christian missionaries in Islamic cities focused on serving prisoners rather than converting Muslims — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 678

Broader Connections

• Christian missionaries in Islamic cities focused on serving prisoners rather than converting Muslims #complicates (0.75) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 678