Why I Am Not a Muslim

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Cover of Why I Am Not a Muslim
Cover of Why I Am Not a Muslim

Why I Am Not a Muslim, a book written by Ibn Warraq, is a critique of Islam and the Qur'an. It was first published by Prometheus Books in the USA in 1995. The title of the book is a homage to Bertrand Russell's essay, "Why I Am Not a Christian", in which Russell criticizes the religion that he was brought up in.

Contents

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  • Chapter 1 The Rushdie Affair
  • Chapter 2 The Origins of Islam
  • Chapter 3 The Problem of Sources
  • Chapter 4 Muhammad and His Message
  • Chapter 5 The Koran
  • Chapter 6 The Totalitarian Nature of Islam
  • Chapter 7 Is Islam Compatible with Democracy and Human Rights?
  • Chapter 8 Arab Imperialism, Islamic Colonialism
  • Chapter 9 The Arab Conquests and the Position of Non-Muslim Subjects
  • Chapter 10 Heretics and Heterodoxy, Atheism and Freethought, Reason and Revelation
  • Chapter 11 Greek Philosophy and Science and Their Influence on Islam
  • Chapter 12 Sufism or Islamic Mysticism
  • Chapter 13 Al-Ma'arri
  • Chapter 14 Women and Islam
  • Chapter 15 Taboos: Wine, Pigs, and Homosexuality
  • Chapter 16 Final Assessment of Muhammad
  • Chapter 17 Islam in the West

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