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John Camkiran
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Napoleon tried everything to curry favour with the Egyptians, including proposing the mass conversion of his army to Islam. In his memoirs, he recounts having Islamic scholars investigate whether there was any leeway on the issues of wine and circumcision. They were unexpectedly accommodating.
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John Camkiran
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You can read the full memoir on page 482 of the original text (in French): https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6279475h/ As for the artwork, it is an 1857 Jean-Léon Gérôme piece titled “Egyptian Recruits Crossing the Desert”. It was auctioned last June for an estimated price of £750,000 - £1,000,000.
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