In reality, the Muslims of the Sudan are very rigid and fanatical; they would never and will never accept that any but Muslims rule them. In order to win them over, it is not necessary to use force; rather, we will call to them in the name of Islam. We will send to them in the name of the khedive and the sultan a religious embassy consisting of several `ulamä´. It would be enough, in stanching the fire of the revolution between them and bringing them to our side, for us to enter their terri- tory carrying the Holy Qur´an in one hand and the flag of the Prophet in the other.

Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Coloni…, loc. 744