Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 260 pages
- Published by: Regal Books June 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0830731237
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0830731237
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Book Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 11.7 ounces
Reader ReviewsI'm not sure if these hostile reviewers have actually read this book. If so, I would be interested to read some substantive rebuttal of the book's contents if they had any. I have read other, more friendly books on Islam. But this book reports some alarming facts and raises some pointed questions. For example: why is it that there are no vital democracies among the Muslim nations (with the possible exception of Turkey)? Why is it that on human rights lists, the Muslim nations are consistently among the worst? Which type of Muslim is living by what the Koran says; the moderate peace-loving Muslim, or the radical militant? (You might be surprised by the answer to that question!) And if the radicals are the ones most faithful to the Koran, what does that mean for Western nations who have growing populations of resident Muslims? If you are interested in a critical assessment of Islam, especially at its foundations - the Koran itself and the person of Mohammed - then read this book. You'll get a more sympathetic treatment from the popular media, but this side of the story in unfortunately harder to find. Consider yourself a juror and read a book like Karen Armstrong's _Muhammed_. There you'll get the case for the defense form a Westerner's perspective. Then read Richardson's book and hear the case from the prosecution. Decide for yourself who is telling the truth.
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