Islam Without Illusions

by Hotaling, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780895261519
• ISBN10: 0895261510
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Regnery Pub

Summary

This book will take a hard look at Islam, especially its militaristic side, and ask some tough questions about why global terrorists are now taking comfort--and eve, some say, instructions--from this ancient faith. and present.

Author Biography

Ed Hotaling is the winner of six Washington Emmy Awards. He was Middle East Bureau Chief for both CBS News, based in Beirut, and McGraw-Hill World News/Business Week, based in the Persian Gulf. He also reported from the Middle East for ABC News. His assignments have taken him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Turkey, Bahrain, Cyprus, and beyond, covering war and terrorism, diplomacy and business. He is the author of four books. In Washington, he has reported for NBC Radio and for NBC-4 television

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
What Would Muhammad Do?	p. 1
Paradise and Islam's Four Core Beliefs	p. 15
The First Islamic State	p. 27
The First Women of Islam	p. 39
"General" Muhammad and the First Jihad	p. 55
Separating from Judaism and Christianity	p. 69
One Worldwide Religion?	p. 81
Conquering Half the World	p. 93
The Crusades: A Christian Jihad	p. 111
A (Personal) Persian Interlude	p. 133
The Terrorists' Handbook	p. 151
A "Clash of Civilizations"?	p. 163
Notes	p. 183
Bibliography	p. 189
Index	p. 195
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