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We Have Always Been Here
by Samra Habib • 2019
Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.
4.16
20k+
We Have Always Been Here Summary
We Have Always Been Here 91%
Arranged marriage at sixteen. Queer awakening in secret. Then a camera gave her a voice.
by Samra Habib 2019
4.16
20k+ ratings
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie
by Ranya Tabari Idliby • 2014
In a post-9/11 living room, three faiths built the conversation America was avoiding.
3.47
204
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie Summary
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie 91%
In a post-9/11 living room, three faiths built the conversation America was avoiding.
by Ranya Tabari Idliby 2014
3.47
204 ratings
Untitled
by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh • 2016
Post-9/11 America told her story for her. She built MuslimGirl.com to take it back.
3.76
1k+
Untitled Summary
Untitled 90%
Post-9/11 America told her story for her. She built MuslimGirl.com to take it back.
by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh 2016
3.76
1k+ ratings
Who Speaks for Islam?
by Dalia Mogahed • 2008
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
4.05
1k+
Who Speaks for Islam? Summary
Who Speaks for Islam? 90%
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
by Dalia Mogahed 2008
4.05
1k+ ratings
Beyond Fundamentalism
by Reza Aslan • 2009
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
3.99
2k+
Beyond Fundamentalism Summary
Beyond Fundamentalism 90%
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
by Reza Aslan 2009
3.99
2k+ ratings
If the Oceans Were Ink
by Carla Power • 2015
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
4.12
2k+
If the Oceans Were Ink Summary
If the Oceans Were Ink 90%
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
by Carla Power 2015
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad • 1954
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
4.49
6k+
The Road to Mecca Summary
The Road to Mecca 90%
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
by Muhammad Asad 1954
4.49
6k+ ratings
Demystifying Islam
by Harris Zafar • 2014
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
3.83
29
Demystifying Islam Summary
Demystifying Islam 90%
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
by Harris Zafar 2014
3.83
29 ratings
Islam and Democracy
by Fatema Mernissi • 1992
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
3.83
210
Islam and Democracy Summary
Islam and Democracy 90%
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
by Fatema Mernissi 1992
3.83
210 ratings
In the Land of Invisible Women
by Qanta A. Ahmed • 2008
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
3.74
8k+
In the Land of Invisible Women Summary
In the Land of Invisible Women 90%
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
by Qanta A. Ahmed 2008
3.74
8k+ ratings
Lipstick Jihad
by Azadeh Moaveni • 2005
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
3.70
5k+
Lipstick Jihad Summary
Lipstick Jihad 90%
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
by Azadeh Moaveni 2005
3.70
5k+ ratings
Love Thy Neighbor
by Ayaz Virji • 2019
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
4.14
2k+
Love Thy Neighbor Summary
Love Thy Neighbor 89%
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
by Ayaz Virji 2019
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Crisis of Islam
by Bernard Lewis • 2003
Islamic civilization lost the world; that humiliation fuels the rage now reshaping it.
3.68
4k+
The Crisis of Islam Summary
The Crisis of Islam 89%
Islamic civilization lost the world; that humiliation fuels the rage now reshaping it.
by Bernard Lewis 2003
3.68
4k+ ratings
They Must Be Stopped
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2008
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
4.18
458
They Must Be Stopped Summary
They Must Be Stopped 89%
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2008
4.18
458 ratings
Unveiling Islam
by Ergun Mehmet Caner • 2002
Disowned by their father for converting to Christ, two brothers dissect Islam's core doctrines.
3.79
590
Unveiling Islam Summary
Unveiling Islam 89%
Disowned by their father for converting to Christ, two brothers dissect Islam's core doctrines.
by Ergun Mehmet Caner 2002
3.79
590 ratings
Great World Religions
by John L. Esposito • 2003
Islam's core beliefs unite 1.2 billion people. Its internal debates will define the next century.
3.72
378
Great World Religions Summary
Great World Religions 89%
Islam's core beliefs unite 1.2 billion people. Its internal debates will define the next century.
by John L. Esposito 2003
3.72
378 ratings
The Muslims Are Coming!
by Arun Kundnani • 2014
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
4.33
601
The Muslims Are Coming! Summary
The Muslims Are Coming! 89%
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
by Arun Kundnani 2014
4.33
601 ratings
Myth of Islamic Tolerance
by Robert Spencer • 2005
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
3.68
62
Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary
Myth of Islamic Tolerance 89%
Behind Islam's tolerance story lies a legal caste system for non-Muslims, and its logic never left.
by Robert Spencer 2005
3.68
62 ratings
Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga • 2019
A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.
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Other Words for Home Summary
Other Words for Home 89%
A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.
by Jasmine Warga 2019
4.40
35k+ ratings
Islam
by Karen Armstrong • 2000
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
4.04
11k+
Islam Summary
Islam 89%
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2000
4.04
11k+ ratings
Resistance
by Alastair Crooke • 2009
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
4.00
36
Resistance Summary
Resistance 89%
The Islamist revolution isn't about land: it's a fight over what a human being is.
by Alastair Crooke 2009
4.00
36 ratings
Sufi Political Thought
by Milad Milani • 2019
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
Sufi Political Thought Summary
Sufi Political Thought 89%
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
by Milad Milani 2019
The Strange Death of Europe
by Douglas Murray • 2017
Europe is being remade through mass immigration, paralyzed by a guilt that forbids honest debate.
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13k+
The Strange Death of Europe Summary
The Strange Death of Europe 89%
Europe is being remade through mass immigration, paralyzed by a guilt that forbids honest debate.
by Douglas Murray 2017
4.15
13k+ ratings
Misquoting Muhammad
by Jonathan A.C. Brown • 2014
How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.
4.34
1k+
Misquoting Muhammad Summary
Misquoting Muhammad 89%
How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.
by Jonathan A.C. Brown 2014
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Koran For Dummies
by Sohaib Sultan • 2004
A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.
3.71
117
The Koran For Dummies Summary
The Koran For Dummies 89%
A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.
by Sohaib Sultan 2004
3.71
117 ratings
Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2006
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
4.20
93k+
Infidel Summary
Infidel 89%
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
From Fatwa to Jihad
by Kenan Malik • 2009
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
4.03
285
From Fatwa to Jihad Summary
From Fatwa to Jihad 89%
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
by Kenan Malik 2009
4.03
285 ratings
It IS About Islam
by Glenn Beck • 2015
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
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2k+
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam 89%
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
by Glenn Beck 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
Islam and the Destiny of Man
by Charles Le Gai Eaton • 1985
Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.
4.40
1k+
Islam and the Destiny of Man Summary
Islam and the Destiny of Man 89%
Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.
by Charles Le Gai Eaton 1985
4.40
1k+ ratings
The Curse of God
by Harris Sultan • 2018
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
3.91
159
The Curse of God Summary
The Curse of God 89%
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
by Harris Sultan 2018
3.91
159 ratings
Londonistan
by Melanie Phillips • 2006
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
3.60
617
Londonistan Summary
Londonistan 89%
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
by Melanie Phillips 2006
3.60
617 ratings
The New Orientalists
by Ian Almond • 2007
Postmodernism attacked Orientalism. Then, from Nietzsche to Žižek, it built a subtler one.
3.41
41
The New Orientalists Summary
The New Orientalists 89%
Postmodernism attacked Orientalism. Then, from Nietzsche to Žižek, it built a subtler one.
by Ian Almond 2007
3.41
41 ratings
The Upstairs Wife
by Rafia Zakaria • 2015
A family memoir that is also the history of Pakistan, seen from the women's quarters.
3.78
1k+
The Upstairs Wife Summary
The Upstairs Wife 89%
A family memoir that is also the history of Pakistan, seen from the women's quarters.
by Rafia Zakaria 2015
3.78
1k+ ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 89%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
Destiny Disrupted
by Tamim Ansary • 2009
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
4.40
13k+
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted 89%
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
by Tamim Ansary 2009
4.40
13k+ ratings
The Truth About Muhammad
by Robert Spencer • 2006
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
3.88
2k+
The Truth About Muhammad Summary
The Truth About Muhammad 89%
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
by Robert Spencer 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
Islam, Israel and the West
by Danny Burmawi • 2025
Not about land. A former Muslim traces the theology that makes peace with Israel impossible.
4.73
120
Islam, Israel and the West Summary
Islam, Israel and the West 89%
Not about land. A former Muslim traces the theology that makes peace with Israel impossible.
by Danny Burmawi 2025
4.73
120 ratings
The Diversity Illusion
by Ed West • 2012
Three million newcomers, zero economic gain. The real cost: a society that stopped trusting.
4.04
226
The Diversity Illusion Summary
The Diversity Illusion 89%
Three million newcomers, zero economic gain. The real cost: a society that stopped trusting.
by Ed West 2012
4.04
226 ratings
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed
by Umera Ahmed • 1998
Abandoned by her Pakistani father, a British woman stumbles toward an unlikely redemption in Islam.
3.66
590
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed Summary
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed 89%
Abandoned by her Pakistani father, a British woman stumbles toward an unlikely redemption in Islam.
by Umera Ahmed 1998
3.66
590 ratings
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa
by John Azumah • 2001
Africa’s faiths must confront fourteen centuries of Islamic slavery, not a romantic myth.
4.17
36
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa Summary
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa 89%
Africa’s faiths must confront fourteen centuries of Islamic slavery, not a romantic myth.
by John Azumah 2001
4.17
36 ratings
Reclaim Your Heart
by Yasmin Mogahed • 2012
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
4.41
14k+
Reclaim Your Heart Summary
Reclaim Your Heart 89%
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
by Yasmin Mogahed 2012
4.41
14k+ ratings
Being Muslim
by Asad Tarsin • 2015
Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.
4.53
263
Being Muslim Summary
Being Muslim 89%
Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.
by Asad Tarsin 2015
4.53
263 ratings
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis • 2001
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
3.55
4k+
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East 89%
For centuries Islam led the world. Then, suddenly, it fell behind. A historian asks why.
by Bernard Lewis 2001
3.55
4k+ ratings
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
by Martyn Frampton • 2018
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
3.69
13
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West Summary
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West 89%
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
by Martyn Frampton 2018
3.69
13 ratings
The Ideal Muslimah
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
4.33
1k+
The Ideal Muslimah Summary
The Ideal Muslimah 89%
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010
4.33
1k+ ratings
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran
by Robert Spencer • 2009
Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.
3.72
891
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran Summary
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran 89%
Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.
by Robert Spencer 2009
3.72
891 ratings
Everything Sad Is Untrue
by Daniel Nayeri • 2020
An Iranian refugee boy tells family legends to an Oklahoma school that sees only an outsider.
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44k+
Everything Sad Is Untrue Summary
Everything Sad Is Untrue 89%
An Iranian refugee boy tells family legends to an Oklahoma school that sees only an outsider.
by Daniel Nayeri 2020
4.30
44k+ ratings
بی‌حجاب
by Yasmine Mohammed • 2019
Married to Al Qaeda against her will, she fled. Then she watched liberals defend her captors.
4.36
3k+
بی‌حجاب Summary
بی‌حجاب 88%
Married to Al Qaeda against her will, she fled. Then she watched liberals defend her captors.
by Yasmine Mohammed 2019
4.36
3k+ ratings
Muhammad
by Karen Armstrong • 2006
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
4.08
3k+
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad 88%
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
by Karen Armstrong 2006
4.08
3k+ ratings
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers • 2009
A canoe made him a Katrina hero. Then the state labeled him a terrorist and he vanished.
4.05
80k+
Zeitoun Summary
Zeitoun 88%
A canoe made him a Katrina hero. Then the state labeled him a terrorist and he vanished.
by Dave Eggers 2009
4.05
80k+ ratings
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