Author:
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1969- author.
ImprintNew York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.
Descriptionx, 272 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction: One Islam, three sets of Muslims -- The story of a heretic: My journey away from Islam -- Why has there been no Muslim Reformation? -- Muhammad and the Qur'an: How unquestioning reverence for the Prophet and his book obstructs reform -- Those who love death: Islam's fatal focus on the afterlife -- Shackled by sharia: How Islam's harsh religious code keeps Muslims stuck in the seventh century -- Social control begins at home: How the injunction to command right and forbid wrong keeps Muslims in line -- Jihad: Why the call for holy war is a charter for terror -- The twilight of tolerance -- Conclusion: The Muslim Reformation -- Appendix: Muslim dissidents and reformers.
Note:Explores how Islam can be reconciled with modernity to end terrorism, sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities.
