Review:This is not just a collection of pomes. It is a commentary on life at the time it was written. The meanings of the pomes are in the most part straight forward. No tortured soul trying and failing to express them selves. There is a different style to the writting. The reader is encouraged to engage with the writer. It is like a conversation with the writer's voice heard by many. The other voice belongs to the reader and only they hear it. The subjects of the poems are as relevant today as they we... Read more

Review:The Dressmaker of Khair Khana:

an excellent example of true journalism ; gayle lemmon's account inserts the reader inside of the facts, providing an understanding of events by those who lived through them along with compelling insight into how their 'history' impacted their future. read it Read more

Review:Long but good review of the crusade era that seems to be used by some to make legitimate the anger of some Muslum groups toward Western civilization of today. It also explains how the concept of jihad developed and was revived to become a major movement by radical Muslums today. Read more

Review:A COURAGEOUS MUSLIM WOMAN TELLS IT AS IT IS.
ISLAM IS HOPELESS.ITS WORLDVIEW IS STUCK IN THE 7TH CENTURY.
TRYING TO MOVE IT TO THE XXI CENTURY WOULD DESTROY ISLAM ALL TOGETHER AND FREE ABOUT 2B MUSLIMS FROM THE STRAIGHT JACKET THEY ARE IN.
GOOD BOOK BASED ON AN ACTUAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. Read more

Review:Dawood's translation was, I believe, the first one that I ever read. As I am not a Muslim, I can't judge very well on matters of interpretation, but on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd say:
Accuracy - 5. Given a choice, Dawood prefers clarity to accuracy. Please understand that translating everything the Quran says, or even a small part of what it says, is impossible.
Poetic Sense - 8. Dawood is really pretty good in letting some of lilt get through.
Depth - 3. It's just not there.
I'd pr... Read more

Review:The topic and content of the book is most revealing and disturbing if true. The documentations he cites, particulary the constant recitation of names becomes a bit monotonous and the listener may loose concentration. After listening to the CD's, I bought a copy of the Koran to see if the statements and citations made are correct. So far, his quotes seem to check out.. I have an open mind and will check other sources. If what Mr. Spencer claims turns out to be true about the danger of Islam, ... Read more

Review:A good review of Islam beliefs. A little one-sided but then that is the purgative of the author. I learned a great deal about the roots of Islam, especially trying to separate the myths from the basics. Read more

Review:I think it is a great book and quite informative. However Lesley Hazleton has only used sources from a particular school of thought and never bothered to check up on the others. For example Imam Hassan and his father, Imam Ali, were portrayed as having views that conflicted with each other basically. In reality these 2 men were some of the greatest men to have walked the earth. There's a reason they are considered as Imams and part of the 12 descendant Imams after the prophet. I won't go into de... Read more

Review:Having studied Islam at university, I bought a number of books about Islam and Islamic thought and culture, and this is one of the books I bought. Some of the books have been negative in nature, often by Muslim and Arab writers, but this book by Mr Ramadan is a positive book about Muhammad and what he means to Islam, and perhaps to the wider world.

It isn't so much the history of Muhammad but more the understanding of Muhammad's life and teachings and the theology and meanings that come f... Read more

Review:"The rain begins with a single drop."

When Manal al-Sharif got behind the wheel of the car she'd spent years making payments on and rode onto the city streets of Saudi Arabia, she was sure she had the law behind her. After all, a woman driving a car is not illegal so much as it is against tradition. Manal quickly learned how very little the legality of it all mattered to the Saudi secret police. She was arrested and thrown into a women's prison with appalling conditions. Like many of her ... Read more