Rating: 
Summary: Islam does not = terrorism
Review: This book gets an A for effort for its attempt to
bridge the gaps of ignorance and the stereotypes of Muslims in America. Mr. Findley, gives a good perspective of Islam from his years of travel, and interfaith dialog from his point of view as an American and Christian.I believe some of the reviews of this book have been full of bias and hatred. Its not fare that every book or thought on Islamic issues be tied to September 11th. Would it be fare to tie the Oklahoma bombing to Christianity just because a crazy man claimed to be Christian, or the many bombing of various clinics in this country, or other past evils in the world, Europe.... EVERY RELIGION HAS EXTREMIST!!! What the author is trying to say that there is a powerful anti- Islamic force in America and that our society should check its bias, sometimes racist ideologies toward Muslims and Arabs.
Should an entire religion always be related to to one act of evil. The Bible says, (MAT 7:2) when you judge, judge fairly with the same measure that you judge... Can a gentleman write a book with the intentions on united people of different faiths with out getting slammed by narrow minded obvious foes? The author's Islamic base was limited and in parts flawed as he related to dogmatic issues. Women leading prayers in mixed or all male group on page 147. His insistence on it being ok for women to shake hands or not wear scarves just because some do and some don't. Islam doesn't have to and shouldn't conform or be molded into any Western mores. I agree with his basis belief, that we share a common belief, believing in the God of Ibrahim. I totally agree with Mr.Findley's claim that "sometimes false images of Islam arise from malice..." (page 68)I believe it is done from pure laziness and ignorance and some times for political means. I challenge some of you to go to your nearest library and visit the micro film room. Read a newspaper from the 1800, 50's and 60's and check out the tone of each decade. Public hangings of African Americans were legal in this country. There was a time when Jews were hated just as African American. Should an African American eternally hate Whites based on this American holocaust? No, and American shouldn't hate all Arabs because of September 11th. Mr.Findley book at least challenges us to look at Muslims and Islam from another perspective-one without bias. Please read the book.
Rating:
Summary: Islam does not = terrorism
Review: This book gets an A for effort for its attempt to
bridge the gaps of ignorance and the stereotypes of Muslims in America. Mr. Findley, gives a good perspective of Islam from his years of travel, and interfaith dialog from his point of view as an American and Christian. I believe some of the reviews of this book have been full of bias and hatred. Its not fare that every book or thought on Islamic issues be tied to September 11th. Would it be fare to tie the Oklahoma bombing to Christianity just because a crazy man claimed to be Christian, or the many bombing of various clinics in this country, or other past evils in the world, Europe.... EVERY RELIGION HAS EXTREMIST!!! What the author is trying to say that there is a powerful anti- Islamic force in America and that our society should check its bias, sometimes racist ideologies toward Muslims and Arabs.
Should an entire religion always be related to to one act of evil. The Bible says, (MAT 7:2) when you judge, judge fairly with the same measure that you judge... Can a gentleman write a book with the intentions on united people of different faiths with out getting slammed by narrow minded obvious foes? The author's Islamic base was limited and in parts flawed as he related to dogmatic issues. Women leading prayers in mixed or all male group on page 147. His insistence on it being ok for women to shake hands or not wear scarves just because some do and some don't. Islam doesn't have to and shouldn't conform or be molded into any Western mores. I agree with his basis belief, that we share a common belief, believing in the God of Ibrahim. I totally agree with Mr.Findley's claim that "sometimes false images of Islam arise from malice..." (page 68)I believe it is done from pure laziness and ignorance and some times for political means. I challenge some of you to go to your nearest library and visit the micro film room. Read a newspaper from the 1800, 50's and 60's and check out the tone of each decade. Public hangings of African Americans were legal in this country. There was a time when Jews were hated just as African American. Should an African American eternally hate Whites based on this American holocaust? No, and American shouldn't hate all Arabs because of September 11th. Mr.Findley book at least challenges us to look at Muslims and Islam from another perspective-one without bias. Please read the book.
Rating: 
Summary: Invaluable
Review: This is the first book that reveals the truth about Islam. Findley dares question the false images of Islam in the US and manages to present an accurate view of Muslims. Westerners who criticize Islam are clearly oblivious to these indisputable facts:
1. Islam does not propagate violence, let alone killing of innocent people.
2. Murder is justified only in self-defence!
3. Women are not considered inferior or subordinate to men.
4. Islam calls for peace, tolerance, piety and understanding. 5. Quaran clearly encourages its adherents to help the old and those in need.
Subsequently, those who commit atrocious acts cannot be called Muslim fundamentalist. We can label malefactors who kill innocent people terrorists but NOT Muslim fundamentalists. Terrorists who claim that they are killing innocent people in the name of God are extremely ignorant and naive. How can you kill someone in the name of God when the religion explicitly prohibits and strongly condemns slaughter of innocent people? Undeniably, this is a contradiction in terms. The media in the West knowingly misrepresent and distort the facts in order to malign the Islam. Contrary to a popular belief in the West, the Quaran does not endorse torture of women accused of adultery! This is an artifice of the westerners. Individuals who commit these heinous deeds against women are committing a great sin according to Islam; check Quaran for corroboration. Admittedly, certain aspects of Quaran may appear obsolete and awkward to some people but Islam does not sanction violence, this is irrefutable! Thus, in light of these facts, is it right to claim that Islam incites its followers to kill their fellow human beings? Arguably, this is the best book on the subject matter, it is well-written, well-argued and most importantly unbiased.
Rating: 
Summary: The great shame
Review: This trash book pretends it 'confronts' the 'false images' of Islam. But what false image are we talking about? The author claims that many Muslims, especially in America, have obtained high roles as politicans and business leaders and that theirfore the idea of Islamic terrorist is false. But the problem is that it is not false. The terrorists of Sept 11th really did live in America. They did train in America. They really did kill 3000 Americans. So this book should have been more honest in realizing their are many images of the Islamic faith from the ultra-orthodox to the religiously moderate to the apostate and the terrorist. This book is a shame.
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