Why I Am Not a Muslim,9781591020110

Why I Am Not a Muslim

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ISBN13: 9781591020110
ISBN10: 1591020115
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-03-01
Publisher(s): Prometheus Books
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Summary

Those who practice the Muslim faith have resisted examinations of their religion. They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider blasphemous acts by sceptical Muslims and non-Muslims alike has only served to pique the world's curiosity. This critical examination reveals an unflattering picture of the faith and its practitioners. Nevertheless, it is the truth, something that has either been deliberately concealed by modern scholars or buried in obscure journals accessible only to a select few.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
R. Joseph Hoffmann
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1(2)
The Rushdie Affair
3(31)
The Origins of Islam
34(32)
The Problem of Sources
66(20)
Muhammad and His Message
86(18)
The Koran
104(59)
The Totalitarian Nature of Islam
163(9)
Is Islam Compatible with Democracy and Human Rights?
172(26)
Arab Imperialism, Islamic Colonialism
198(16)
The Arab Conquests and the Position of Non-Muslim Subjects
214(27)
Heretics and Heterodoxy, Atheism and Freethought, Reason and Revelation
241(20)
Greek Philosophy and Science and Their Influence on Islam
261(15)
Sufism or Islamic Mysticism
276(6)
Al-Ma'arri
282(8)
Women and Islam
290(38)
Taboos: Wine, Pigs, and Homosexuality
328(16)
Final Assessment of Muhammad
344(7)
Islam in the West
351(10)
Glossary 361(4)
Abbreviations of Journals and Encyclopedias 365(2)
Notes 367(16)
Selected Bibliography 383(8)
Index 391

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