A fact from Orphans' Decree appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that a 17th-century YemeniOrphans' Decree requiring the conversion of orphans to Islam was still being enforced as late as 1948?
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Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Where does it say children were "bitten" to force them to convert? I can't see that in the cited reference. Gatoclass (talk) 04:48, 16 April 2011 (UTC)Reply
Sorry, it was a typo. It should have been "beaten". I fixed it now.--Mbz1 (talk) 10:47, 16 April 2011 (UTC)Reply
