The

author discusses a

reprint of a book by S. Stanley about Kuwait and Bahrain in the period 1907-1947. The

introduction in the reprint

was written by Dr. El-Romeihy who claims that Stanley and other Westerners were

not in the Gulf to serve humanity,

but to convert Muslims to Christianity under the cover of providing

medical and educational help. But, says the

author of this article, converting people away from Islam is

impossible because Islam has sprung from the mountains

and valleys of Saudi Arabia which is like a

concrete building, and is resistant to such attempts.