Reading List
Dinesh D'Souza offers these selections for further reading aboutMuslims and the war on terror.
THE HEART OF ISLAM, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Harper San- Francisco, 2004). An introduction to the views of traditional Muslims, Americas best hope for countering the influence of radical Muslims.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE PROPHET, by Milton Viorst (Westview Press, 2000). A little-known book that is a revealing journalistic tour through the precincts of radical Islam.
ISLAM AND REVOLUTION, by Ayatollah Khomeini (Mizan Press, 1981). The man who started it all, who first called America the "Great Satan," gives the religious justification for martyrdom and sharia.
KNIGHTS UNDER THE PROPHET'S BANNER, by Ayman al-Zawahiri (available online, 2001). Bin Laden's deputy explains why he went from fighting his own government ("the near enemy") to attacking the United States ("the far enemy").
MESSAGES TO THE WORLD: THE STATEMENTS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN, Bruce Lawrence, ed. (Verso, 2005). From the horses mouth, this is bin Laden speaking directly to Muslims and to us. MILESTONES, by Sayyid Qutb (Islamic Publications, 2002). The leading theoretician of Muslim radicalism sets forth his vision for jihad and the new Islamic society.
PERSIAN PILGRIMAGES: JOURNEYS ACROSS IRAN, by Afshin Molavi (W.W. Norton, 2002). An insightful tour through contemporary Iran, written by a young Iranian journalist. VOICES OF RESURGENT ISLAM John Esposito, ed. (Oxford, 1983). A useful introduction to the leading thinkers of Islamic radicalism such as Ali Shariati and Maulana Mawdudi.
WESTERN MUSLIMS AND THE FUTURE OF ISLAM, by Tariq Ramadan (Oxford, 2004). A thoughtful discussion of the place of Muslims in Western society, written by the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood.
WHAT WENT WRONG? WESTERN IMPACT AND MIDDLE EASTERNRESPONSE, by Bernard Lewis (Oxford, 2002). A distinguished historian puts 9/11 in perspective, showing how Islam and the West have clashed over the centuries.
