Why I Am Not A Muslim

Why I Am Not A Muslim

Appalled by the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism, Ibn Warraq offers in response a reasoned examination of the world's second largest religion. Having been raised as a Muslim himself, Warraq has personal experience with Islam as well as a thorough knowledge of Islamic scholarship. Warraq presents a critical analysis of the life of Muhammad, the factors that influenced the writing of the Koran, the rise of Islam as a new religion, and its rapid spread by conquest.

Warraq is courageous in his criticism of the dark side of Islam, devoting whole chapters on the Salman Rushdie affair, the oppression of women in Muslim society, the enforcement of irrational taboos by Islamic fundamentalists, the authoritarian nature of Islamic law, the suppression of basic human rights in many Muslim countries, and numerous other controversial topics.

Warraq pleads for freedom of expression in Muslim society, and the right to discuss and criticize the tenets of Islam without fear of death threats and other acts of terrorism. Fully documented with a complete bibliography, Why I Am Not A Muslim is a frank and long-overdue critique of Islam.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction		ix xiii xv p. 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.	The Rushdie Affair The Origins of Islam The Problem of Sources Muhammad and His Message The Koran The Totalitarian Nature of Islam Is Islam Compatible with Democracy and Human Rights? Arab Imperialism, Islamic Colonialism The Arab Conquest and the Position of Non-Muslim Subjects Heretics and Heterodoxy, Atheism and Freethought, Reason and Revelation Greek Philosophy and Science and Their Influence on Islam Sufism or Islamic Mysticism Al-Ma'arri Women and Islam Taboos: Wine, Pigs, and Homosexuality Final Assessment of Muhammad Islam in the West	p. 3 p. 34 p. 66 p. 86 p. 104 p. 163 p. 172 p. 198 p. 214 p. 241 p. 261 p. 276 p. 282 p. 290 p. 328 p. 344 p. 351
Glossary Abbreviations of Journals and Encyclopedias Notes Selected Bibliography Index		p. 361 p. 365 p. 367 p. 383 p. 391

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