Posted on 05/04/2016 7:05:08 AM PDT by Luna
Hello, Freepers,
I haven't visited Free Republic in a while, but I know this is the best place if one wants unrevised history book recommendations.
I know some things about the bloody origins of Islam, but I would like to further my knowledge.
Spot on. Spend 40 minutes with Bill Warner as he explains that radical islam is a myth. There is ONLY ISLAM and it is ALL RADICAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjBDDC4wVxk
I would add, for an understanding of the past and modern threat, an easy to read 200 page book by a former Muslim called:
"Islam and Terrorism,Revised and Updated Edition"
By Mark A. Gabriel.
Another good book about 300 pages long is:
"What every American Needs to Know About the Qur'an by William J. Federer.
You could get the sense of the book by watching this clip, copy and paste it in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YpJjRzQDIM
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades by Robert Spencer
That’s a good one
Unfortunately for everyone , the Caliph Uthman had the Koran arranged with the chapters out of order.
The earlier milder Meccan chapters when Muhammed was trying to convert by preaching, and the later Militant , Political Medina chapters are mixed up, making the Koran hard to fathom.
Since the Muslims consider Muhammad the perfect example to emulate, his murderous implementation of the Koran can be found in the Hadiths. -Tom
I highly recommend that you visit this website.
While the “front end” of the site is formatted to address current news, they have archived virtually all of their work.
It’s my understanding that the site is the creation of a former Muslim, Ali Sina.
It is a tremendous resource.
I'm about half way through the one I mentioned, then I'll try the Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam. Thanks for pointing it out. Folks better wake up!
Try The “Enemy at The Gate” a facinating and really well written Book of the Ottomans and their defeat at the Gate of Vienna. It is so well done I have read it at least 4 times over the years. 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the Golden Apple, as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of Vienna bristled with guns as the besieging Ottoman host launched bombs, fired cannons, and showered the populace with arrows during the battle for Christianitys bulwark. Each side was sustained by the hatred of its age-old enemy, certain that victory would be won by the grace of God.
The Great Siege of Vienna is the centerpiece for historian Andrew Wheatcrofts richly drawn portrait of the centuries-long rivalry between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires for control of the European continent. A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examination of an epic clash of civilizations.
I grew up as a teenager living in the Emirates and have always sought to understand the intricacies of that culture. I would forgo Bernard Lewis - too textbook like and Arabist sympathies there.
I second going to Fortress of Faith and downloading their Saturday broadcasts for free. hit info button and mp3 download is available.
A few books I recommend:
(This is a solid and not too difficult read with lots of info - far more than Refuting Islam by Tom Wallace at Fortress of Faith- good stuff there but this is better)
http://www.amazon.com/Islam-Revealed-Christian-Arabs-View/dp/0840730152/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462374965&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=anish+shorrosh
(best overall book to understand the Arab world)
http://www.amazon.com/Closed-Circle-Interpretation-Edward-Burlingame-ebook/dp/B002EVP4V8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462388283&sr=8-1&keywords=closed+circle+jones
If you want to read a good travel book that reveals the desert lifestyle of the Bedouin and the redeeming qualities that come form that lifestyle as opposed to the corruption of the city and modern Arab world separated from Islam in a sense I would recommend
I ordered a few that you Freepers have recommended and I printed out the list of titles in this thread for future reference.
Thanks so much, all!
Someday the curse of Islam will be gone. See tagline.
bkmk
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