Preface to the paperback edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The problem. 1. Obscuring the issue ; 2. Bad language -- Part II. Islam speaks. 3. The Koran ; 4. The Sunnah -- Part III. Muhammad's legacy. 5. Islam unleashed ; 6. The Dhimmi ; 7. Jihad in the modern era -- Part IV. The danger now. 8. The elephant in the room ; 9. What is to be done? -- Appendices. Appendix I. Suggested resources ; Appendix II. Suras of the Koran in chronological order -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Over the past several decades, countless wars and terrorist attacks have been perpetrated by various groups and individuals claiming to act in the name of Islam. Yet Western leaders of virtually every stripe and party have consistently affirmed their belief that, despite the violence done in its name, Islam is a ""religion of peace."" The critical question is, who is right? Do Muslims who wage violent jihad against unbelievers fundamentally misunderstand their own religion? Or are Western leaders taking refuge in a comfortable fiction while shielding themselves from an exceedingly difficult t.