Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest Growing Faith

In "Islam Unveiled," Robert Spencer dares to face the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches—and the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West.

Key Themes Explored:

• Beyond Simplistic Distinctions:
  Spencer goes beyond the shallow distinction between a "true" peaceful Islam and the "hijacked" Islam of terrorist groups. He probes the Koran and Islamic traditions, as well as the history and present-day situation of the Muslim world, to investigate why the world's fastest-growing faith tends to arouse fanaticism.
• Critical Evaluations:
  The book evaluates:
  • The relationship between Islamic fundamentalism and "mainstream" Islam.
  • The fixation with violence and jihad.
  • The reasons behind Muslims' disturbing treatment of women.
  • The devastating effects of Muslim polygamy and Islamic divorce laws.
• Daunting Questions Addressed:
  Spencer explores pressing issues such as:
  • Why the human rights record of Islamic countries is so unrelievedly grim.
  • How the root causes of this record exist in basic Muslim beliefs.
  • Why science and high culture declined in the Muslim world—and how this decline contributes to modern Muslim resentment.
• The Role of Muhammad:
  The book evaluates what Muslims learn from the life of Muhammad, the man Islam hails as the supreme model of human behavior.

The Central Question:

Above all, this provocative work grapples with the question that most preoccupies us today: Can Islam create successful secularized societies that will coexist peacefully with the West's multicultural mosaic?