Islam Unveiled
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Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest Growing Faith is a book by Robert Spencer, the director of Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch who has described the book as "a general investigation of the elements of Islam that give rise to fanaticism and violence".[2]
[edit] Description
In the book the author looks closely at the Islamic world's human rights record, its treatment of women, and some noteworthy elements of the moral code that Muslims take from the Qur'an and the example of Muhammad. The author explores the question of why Islam was once a fertile soil for the flourishing of science and culture, but is no longer, and what this change entails for present-day relations between Islam and the West. Another historical question addressed is the issue of Islamic tolerance of religious minorities. The author then looks into the Crusades to evaluate whether the negative view that has been assigned in the contemporary debate is actually justified.
[edit] Reviews
According to National Review magazine: "The questions Islam Unveiled poses and the answers it provides are hard to dismiss, and given the urgency of the times, necessary to ask." Senior editor at National Review David Pryce-Jones also wrote the foreword to the book.[citation needed]
Choice magazine said of Islam Unveiled: "All readers will find it challenging, if not disturbing, as it provides insight into a rigid, fundamentalist Islamist view of the world."[citation needed]
Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, author of The Naked Public Square, said of Islam Unveiled: "This is a bracing argument that can help Americans think through what might well turn out to be the greatest religious, cultural, and political conflict of this century."[citation needed]
Dr. Anis Shorrosh, author of Islam Revealed, stated about Islam Unveiled: "Robert Spencer has explained very ably some of the misconceptions about Islam. The reader will be greatly enriched in understanding Islam and how Muslims act, in the light of the attack on America."[citation needed]
Bassam Madany of Middle East Resources said that Islam Unveiled was "heartily recommended to all those who want to understand the global challenge of Islam." [1]
