Religious framing could not motivate Egyptian troops fighting the Ottoman sultan in Syria

Evidence

However, this time the enemy was viewed in secular terms and seen as a political rather than a religious threat (even though the term “Turk” became synonymous with Muslim). — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 76 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Ottomans were seen as a political threat rather than a religious one — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 76; The Syrian wars were inter-Ottoman civil strife rather than wars of independence.; Accurate knowledge of Islam did not soften early Christian hostility toward it — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 132 (+1 more)

Related

• Ottomans were seen as a political threat rather than a religious one (similarity 0.88)
• Religious framing for troops failed once Egypt fought the Ottoman Sultan’s army (similarity 0.85)
• Religious rhetoric mobilized Egyptian soldiers except when fighting the Ottoman Sultan (similarity 0.84)
• The Syrian wars were inter-Ottoman civil strife rather than wars of independence. (similarity 0.81)
• Religious war imagery about Islam is revived for specific imperial needs (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Ottomans were seen as a political threat rather than a religious one #expands (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 76
• Ibrahim saw the Syrian war as a dynastic family struggle, not a national one #expands (0.70)
• The Syrian wars were inter-Ottoman civil strife rather than wars of independence. #corroborates (0.60)
• Accurate knowledge of Islam did not soften early Christian hostility toward it #corroborates (0.45) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 132