Make that "in the world". There's numerous reasons for this. Strange book revue. He brings out several points of the author and leaves them unrefuted, perhaps because they are unarguable. Quoting ...
He argues that there is no distinction between true and terrorist Islam as fanaticism and terrorism are rooted in the Quran and the core Islamic traditions. He holds that since violence is integral to Islam, Muslim ?moderates? would never be able to convince the majority that it isn?t.
Spencer quotes selectively from the Quran to assert that while Jews and Christians do not accept violent passages in their holy books in a literal sense, Muslims do.
Spencer, who has written for a number of right-wing journals, argues that suicide bombings derive their inspiration and rationale from Islamic theology.
He says wife beating is sanctioned by the Quran and under Islamic law rape is impossible to prove. He argues that the Saudi Wahabi or Salafi movement is not the originator of Islamic radicalism or terrorism. Jihad is endemic to Islam and will continue. He quotes a Muslim journalist as saying that Islamic countries today are ?full of bigotry, fanaticism, hypocrisy and plain ignorance.?
He does not believe that there is such a thing as tolerance in an Islamic society.