BOOK REVIEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS ON TAM

* next to the title signifies a book announcement, still needs a review

1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Changed the Middle East (Tom Segev),  David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_1967_israel_the_war_and_the_year_that_changed_the_middle_east_t/

A Bad Beginning * (Charles le Gai Eaton) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_a_bad_beginning_the_path_to_islam_charles_le_gai_eaton/

A Non-Violent Path to Conflict Resolution and Peace building * http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_a_non_violent_path_to_conflict_resolution_and_peace_build/

“A Perspective on the Signs of Al-Quran: Through the Prism of the Heart” (Saeed Malik), Hasan Zillur Rahim http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_a_perspective_on_the_signs_of_al_quran_through_the_prism_of_the/

A Stupid, Unjust, and Criminal War: Iraq 2001-2007 (Andrew Greeley), Rev. Martin E. Marty http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_a_stupid_unjust_and_criminal_war_iraq_2001_2007_andrew_greeley/

A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain * (Chris Lowney) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_a_vanished_world_muslims_christians_and_jews_in_medieval_/

Acts of Faith (Eboo Patel), Matthew Weiner http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_acts_of_faith_eboo_patel/

The American Empire and the Commonwealth of God – A Political, Economic, Religious Statement (Cobb, Falk, Griffin & Keller), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_american_empire_and_the_commonwealth_of_god/

American Fascism: The Christian Right and the War on America (Chris Hedges), Carolyn Baker http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_american_fascism_the_christian_right_and_the_war_on_america_chr/

The American Muslim Teenager’s Handbook * (Dilara Hafiz, Imran Hafiz, and Yasmine Hafiz) http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_american_muslim_teenagers_handbook/

America’s War on Terrorism” (Michel Chossudovsky), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_americas_war_on_terrorism_michel_chossudovsky/ 

The Arabs: A History (Eugene Rogan), Ray Hanania http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_arabs_a_history_eugene_rogan/0017695 

Aristotle’s Children (Richard E. Rubenstein), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/aristotles_children_richard_e_rubenstein/ 

Atlas of Creation (Harun Yahya), Sheila Musaji http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_atlas_of_creation_harun_yahya/0017617

Baghdad, Yesterday - The Making of an Arab Jew (Sasson Somekh), Beate Hinrichs http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_baghdad_yesterday_the_making_of_an_arab_jew_sasson_somekh/

Bastions of the Believers: Madrasas and Islamic Education in India (Yoginder Sikand)  http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_bastions_of_the_believers_madrasas_and_islamic_education/ 

The Battle For God (Karen Armstrong), Darold Morgan http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_battle_for_god_karen_armstrong/ 

Beyond Tolerance” (Gustav Niebuhr), Junaid Afeef http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_beyond_tolerance_gustav_niebuhr/0017684

The Bible: A Biography (Karen Armstrong), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_bible_a_biography_karen_armstrong/

Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies – Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation (Barbara Slavin), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_bitter_friends_bosom_enemies_iran_the_us_and_the_twisted_path_t/

Blood and Religion (Jonathan Cook), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_blood_and_religion_jonathan_cook/

Burma’s Lost Kingdoms: Splendors Of Arakan (Pamela Gutman), Habib Siddiqui http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_burmas_lost_kingdoms_splendors_of_arakan_pamela_gutman/

The Case for God (Karen Armstrong), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_case_for_god_karen_armstrong/0017568

Celebrating Life: Finding Happiness in Unexpected Places (Rabbi Jonathan Sacks), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_celebrating_life_finding_happiness_in_unexpected_places_rabbi_j/ 

“Cowboy Republic” (Marjorie Cohn), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_cowboy_republic_marjorie_cohn/ 

The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi * (tr. Hamza Yusuf) http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_creed_of_imam_al_tahawi_tr_hamza_yusuf/

The Crisis of Globalization (Akbar Ahmed), Ishtiaq Ahmed http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_crisis_of_globalization_akbar_ahmed/

Day of Empire – How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance – and Why They Fall (Amy Chua), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_day_of_empire_how_hyperpowers_rise_to_global_dominance_and_why_/

Descent Into Chaos - The United States and the Failure of Nation Building (Rashid), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_descent_into_chaos_the_united_states_and_the_failure_of_nation_/

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes (Tamim Ansary) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_destiny_disrupted_a_history_of_the_world_through_islamic_/

Dignity of Difference: How To Avoid The Clash of Civilizations (Rabbi Jonathan Sacks), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_dignity_of_difference_how_to_avoid_the_clash_of_civilizatio/

The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation * (John M. Hobson) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_eastern_origins_of_western_civilisation_john_m_hobson/

Engaging the Muslim World (Juan Cole)  * http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_engaging_the_muslim_world_juan_cole/

The Faith Club - A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-Three Women Search for Understanding *, (Idliby, Oliver & Warner)

Feminism beyond East and West – New Gender Talk and Practice in Global Islam (Margot Badran), Yoginder Sikand http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_feminism_beyond_east_and_west_new_gender_talk_and_practice_in_g/

Forty Questions and Answers - Turning Toward the Heart: Awakening to the Sufi Way (Shaykh Hazrat Azad Rasool), Gray Henry http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_turning_toward_the_heart_awakening_to_the_sufi_way_shaykh_hazra/

Gendering the Spirit (Durre Ahmed), Eric Winkel, Ph.D. http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_gendering_the_spirit_durre_ahmed/

The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf: A Novel * (Mohja Kahf)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_girl_in_the_tangerine_scarf_a_novel_mohja_kahf/

“GRACE” (Sabine Lichtenfels), Anis Hamadeh http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_pilgrimage_for_a_future_without_war_grace_by_sabine_lichtenfels/

The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists * (Khaled M. Abou El Fadl) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_great_theft_wrestling_islam_from_the_extremists_khale/

The Great Transformation: The Beginning of our Religious Traditions (Karen Armstrong), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_finding_the_true_worth_of_religion_in_an_age_of_war_and_anxiety/

The Great War for Civilization (Robert Fisk), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_great_war_for_civilization_robert_fisk/ 

Guardians of Power (David Cromwell & David Edwards), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_guardians_of_power_david_cromwell_david_edwards/

Helen of Tus (Laleh Bakhtiar and Bakhtiari Rose), Behrouz Bahmani http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_helen_of_tus_laleh_bakhtiar_and_bakhtiari_rose/

History of the Arabs (Philip K. Hitti) Revised Tenth Edition, David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/history_of_the_arabs_philip_k_hitti_revised_tenth_edition/ 

Holding the Bully’s Coat – Canada and the U.S. Empire (Linda McQuaig), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_holding_the_bullys_coat_canada_and_the_us_empire_linda_mcquaig/

The Illuminated Prayer: The Five-Times Prayer of the Sufis (Coleman Barks, Michael Green)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_illuminated_prayer_the_five_times_prayer_of_the_sufis/
 
In the Land of the Ayatollahs, Tupac Shakur is King (Shahzad Aziz), Shelina Zahra Janmohamed http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_in_the_land_of_the_ayatollahs_tupac_shakur_is_king_shahzad_aziz/

Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives Have Penetrated Washington (Paul Sperry), Akram Khan http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_infiltration_how_muslim_spies_and_subversives_have_penetrated_w/

Interventions (Noam Chomsky), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_interventions_noam_chomsky/

Is There An Islamic Problem * (M. Shahid Alam) http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books_is_there_an_islamic_problem_m_shahid_alam/

Islam and Democracy:  A Foundation for Ending Extremism and Preventing Conflict (J.E. Rash), Shayn Mccallum and Michael Ellison http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_islam_and_democracy_a_foundation_for_ending_extremism_and_preve/

Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights * (Abdulaziz Sachedina)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_islam_and_the_challenge_of_human_rights_abdulaziz_sachedi/

Islam and the Destiny of Man * (Charles Le Gai Eaton) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_islam_and_the_destiny_of_man_charles_le_gai_eaton/

Islam and Education—Conflict and Conformity in Pakistan ’s Madrassahs (Saleem H. Ali), Yoginder Sikand http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_islam_and_educationconflict_and_conformity_in_pakistan_s_madras/

Islam and Global Dialogue: Religious Pluralism and the Pursuit of Peace (ed. Roger Boase), M.A. Khan http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_islam_and_global_dialogue_religious_pluralism_and_the_pursuit_o/  -  and by Chris Hewer http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review1/

Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering * (Sherman A Jackson)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_islam_and_the_problem_of_black_suffering_sherman_a_jackso/

Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a * (Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_islam_and_the_secular_state_negotiating_the_future_of_sha/

Islam and Terrorism (Mark A. Gabriel), Jeff Siddiqui http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/islam_and_terrorism_mark_a_gabriel/

Islam in Post-Modern World (Asgar Ali Engineer), Yoginder Sikand http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_islam_in_post_modern_world_asgar_ali_engineer/

Islam to the Modern Mind (Fazlur Rahman Ansari), Hafiz Abu Bakr Mahomed http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_islam_to_the_modern_mind_fazlur_rahman_ansari/

The Islamic Challenge Politics and Religion in Western Europe (Jytte Klausen), Esther http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_islamic_challenge_politics_and_religion_in_western_europe_j/

The Israel/Palestine Question 2nd ed (Ed. Ilan Pappe), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_israel_palestine_question_2nd_ed_ed_ilan_pappe/

“Jewel of Medina” (Sherry Jones), Marwa Elnaggar http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_jewel_of_medina_sherry_jones/

King of the Castle * (Charles Le Gai Eaton) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_king_of_the_castle_charles_le_gai_eaton/

The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation * (Kabir Helminski) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_knowing_heart_a_sufi_path_of_transformation_kabir_hel/

Journey Into Islam (Akbar Ahmed), Sheila Musaji http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/akbar_ahmeds_journey_into_islam_offers_a_blueprint_to_avert_a_clash_of_civi/

Last Jews of Baghdad: Remembering a Lost Homeland (Nissim Rejwan), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_a_portrait_of_the_artist_as_a_young_arab_the_last_jews_of_baghd/

The Last Patriot (Brad Thor), Dr. Robert D. Crane http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_last_patriot_islamophobia_triumphant_in_an_islamic_da_vinci/

“Living Islam out Loud” (ed. Saleemah Abdul Ghafur), Aisha Sarwari http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_living_islam_out_loud_ed_saleemah_abdul_ghafur/

The Long Shadow of Allah (Michael Lüders), Kathrin Erdmann http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_long_shadow_of_allah_michael_lueders/

Lords of the Land - The War Over Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007 (Akiva Eldar and Idith Zertal), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_lords_of_the_land_the_war_over_israels_settlements_in_the_occup/

Losing My Religion- a call for help (Jeffrey Lang)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_losing_my_religion_a_call_for_help_jeffrey_lang/

Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists (Michael Hamilton Morgan), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review7/

Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror? (Jamal Malik ed.), Yoginder Sikand http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_madrasas_in_south_asia_teaching_terror_jamal_malik_ed/

Malady of Islam (Abdelwahhab Meddeb), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_malady_of_islam_abdelwahhab_meddeb/

Master of the Jinn (Irving Karchmar), Ali Eteraz http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_master_of_the_jinn_irving_karchmar/

Manual for the clash of civilizations. Why Islam is a challenge (Sefan Weidner), Kersten Knipp http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_manual_for_the_clash_of_civilizations_why_islam_is_a_challenge_/

Me and You Beyond Belief, Together: A Path to Peace All Our Faiths Can Share (David Liepert), Sheila Musaji http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review6/

Monks of Tibhirine (John Kiser), Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_monks_of_tibhirine_john_kiser/

Monkswear * (Paul Quenon) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement1/

“Mother of the Believers”, Why My Novel Will Offend Muslims and Non-Muslims Alike (Kamran Pasha) http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/why_myt_novel_will_offend_muslims_and_non_muslims_alike/

Multicultural Politics, Racism, Ethnicity, and Muslims in Britain * (Tariq Modood) http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_multicultural_politics_racism_ethnicity_and_muslims_in_br/

“Multinationals on Trial” (James Petras & Henry Veltmeyer), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_multinationals_on_trial_james_petras_henry_veltmeyer/

Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and The Struggle For Iraq (Patrick Cockburn), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_muqtada_al_sadr_the_shia_revival_and_the_struggle_for_iraq_patr/

The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing (Sumbul Ali-Kara, Bushra http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_muslim_next_door_the_quran_the_media_and_that_veil_thing_su/

Muslims in America: A Short History * (Edward E. Curtis IV) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_muslims_in_america_a_short_history_edward_e_curtis_iv/

My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq (Ariel Sabar), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_my_fathers_paradise_a_sons_search_for_his_jewish_past_in_kurdis/

Naguib Mahfouz’ Books, David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/naguib_mahfouz/

No God But God (Reza Aslan), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_no_god_but_god_reza_aslan/

Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, Man to Match His Mountains (Eknath Easwaran) *

On the Plurality of Islamic Law (Mathias Rohe), Martina Sabra http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_on_the_plurality_of_islamic_law_mathias_rohe/

Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life (Sari Nusseibeh), Andreas Pflitsch http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_once_upon_a_country_a_palestinian_life_sari_nusseibeh/

Once Were Radicals: My years as a teenage Islamo-fascist * (Irfan Yusuf) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement/ 

The Palestinian Hamas – Vision, Violence, and Coexistence (Mishal and Sela), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_palestinian_hamas_vision_violence_and_coexistence_mishal_an/ 

Pashtun Tales from the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier * (Aisha Ahmad and Roger Boase)  http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/pashtun_tales_from_the_pakistan_afghan_frontier_aisha_ahmad_and_roger_boase/

The Patience Stone (Atiq Rahimi), Volker Kaminski http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_atiq_rahimis_the_patience_stone/

Peace Not Apartheid (Jimmy Carter), Norman G. Finkelstein http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_some_brief_observations_on_jimmy_carters_peace_not_apartheid/

Perceptions of Islam in the Christendoms (Nasir Khan), Dr. Sahib Mustaqim Bleher http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_perceptions_of_islam_in_the_christendoms_nasir_khan/

The Politics of Apocalypse—The History and Influence of Christian Zionism (Cohn-Sherbook), By Yoginder Sikand http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_politics_of_apocalypsethe_history_and_influence_of_christia/

Power, Faith, and Fantasy (Michael Oren), Stephen Coulthart http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_power_faith_and_fantasy_michael_oren/ 

Power in the Portrayal: Representations of Jews and Muslims in 11th & 12 Century Spain (Ross Brann), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_power_in_the_portrayal_representations_of_jews_and_muslims_in_e/

The Power of Israel in the United States (James Petras), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_power_of_israel_in_the_united_states_james_petras/

Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism * (ed. Omid Safi) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_progressive_muslims_on_justice_gender_and_pluralism_ed_om/

Promoting the Common Good: Bringing Economics and Theology Together Again * (Rev. Marcus Braybrooke and Kamran Mofid) http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books_promoting_the_common_good_bringing_economics_and_theology_together_ag/

Pseudo-Messianic Movements in Contemporary Muslim South Asia (Yoginder Sikand), Nasir Khan http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_pseudo_messianic_movements_in_contemporary_muslim_south_asia_yo/

Qur’an and Woman:  Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective (Amina Wadud), Farzana Hassan Shahid http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_quran_and_women_dr_amina_wadud/

Quran translations:
- On the New Revised Edition of Yusuf Ali’s Qur’an Translation, Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D. http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_on_the_new_revised_edition_of_yusuf_alis_quran_translation/
- Sublime Qur’an tr. Laleh Bakhtiar, Interview with Laleh Bakhtiar on The First English Translation of the Qur’an by an American Woman, Sheila Musaji http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/interview_with_laleh_bakhtiar_on_the_first_english_translation_of_the_quran/  and Laleh Bakhtiar’s Qur’an Translation Controversy Over Verse 4:34 http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/laheh_bakhtiars_quran_translation_controversy_over_verse_434/
-  Hilali-Khan Qur’an Translation, Sheila Musaji http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/through_the_looking_glass_hilali_khan_quran_translation/  and Playing into the Hands of the Extremists?, Dr. Robert D. Crane http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/quran_playing_into_the_hands_of_the_extremists_hilali_khan_quran_translatio/

The Rabbis Cat (Joann Sfar), David Shasha - Rediscovering the Arab Jewish Past http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_rediscovering_the_arab_jewish_past/

Racing Toward Armageddon (Michael Baegent), Sheila Musaji http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/fundamentalists_and_armageddon/ 

Radicals, Rabbis and Peacemakers: Conversations With Jewish Critics of Israel (ed. Seth Farber), Yoginder Sikand http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_radicals_rabbis_and_peacemakers_conversations_with_jewish_criti/

The Real Price of Courage and a Tale of “The Levantine Option” (Samir Kassir), David Shasha http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_real_price_of_courage_and_a_tale_of_the_levantine_option/

Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam (Abdolkarim Soroush) - Reforming Religious Knowledge, Asma Barlas http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books_reason_freedom_and_democracy_in_islam_by_abdolkarim_soroush_reforming/

“Reflections on the Revolution in Europe” (Christopher Caldwell), Kenan Malik http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_reflections_on_the_revolution_in_europe_christopher_caldwell/ 

Reflection on the Qur’an (Irfan Ahmad Khan), Dr. Omar Afzal   http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review/

Refusenik! Israel’s Soldiers of Conscience (Peretz Kidron), Mark Chmiel http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/refuseniks/

Re-Inventing Collapse (Dmitry Orlov), Carolyn Baker http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_re_inventing_collapse_dmitry_orlov/

Religion In South Asia: A Liberative Perspective * (Ed. Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer)  http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books_religion_in_south_asia_a_liberative_perspective_edited_by_dr_asghar_a/

Scattered Pictures: Reflections of an American Muslim * (Imam Zaid Shakir) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_scattered_pictures_reflections_of_an_american_muslim_imam/

“Screwed: The undeclared War Against the Middle Class” (Thom Hartmann), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_screwed_the_undeclared_war_against_the_middle_class_thom_hartma/

Seven Phases of Prophet Muhammad’s Life (Javeed Akhter), Amidu Olalekan Sanni http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_seven_phases_of_prophet_muhammads_life_javeed_akhter_amidu/ 

The Seventh Decade – The New Shape of Nuclear Danger (Jonathan Schell), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_seventh_decade_the_new_shape_of_nuclear_danger_jonathan_sch/

Shattering Stereotypes:Muslim Women Speak Out, B.N. Aziz http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_shattering_stereotypesmuslim_women_speak_out/ 

The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein), Stephen Lendman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_shock_doctrine_naomi_klein/
 
The State of the American Empire – How the USA Shapes the World (Stephen Burman), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_state_of_the_american_empire_how_the_usa_shapes_the_world_s/

“Still Moments” (Dr. Zighen Aym), Irfan Yusuf http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_still_moments_dr_zighen_aym/

The Spiritual Ascent A Compendium of the World’s Wisdom * (Whitall N. Perry) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_spiritual_ascent_a_compendium_of_the_worlds_wisdom_wh/

The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life * (Ingrid Mattson)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_the_story_of_the_quran_its_history_and_place_in_muslim_li/

Submission Faith and Beauty * (Dr. Joseph Lumbard) (ed. Zaid Shakir & Hamza Yusuf)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_submission_faith_and_beauty_dr_joseph_lumbard_ed_zaid_sha/

Sunlight and Shadow: The Jewish Experience of Islam (Lucien Gubbay), David Shasha http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/sunlight_and_shadow_the_jewish_experience_of_islam_lucien_gubbay/

Surrender is Not an Option – Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad (John Bolton), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_surrender_is_not_an_option_defending_america_at_the_united_nati/

Symbol & Archetype: A Study of the Meaning of Existence * (Martin Lings)  http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books/

Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith * (Michael Wolfe)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_taking_back_islam_american_muslims_reclaim_their_faith_mi/

Tales of God’s Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation * (John Renard) http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_tales_of_gods_friends_islamic_hagiography_in_translation_/

The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Sister Joan Chittister OSB, Murshid Sadi Shakur Chisti, & Rabbi Arthur Waskow), Carl McColman http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review2/

The Theology of Tariq Ramadan (Gregory Baum), Muneeb Nasir http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_theology_of_tariq_ramadan_gregory_baum/

“Terrorist” (John Updike), Rana Sweis http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_terrorist_john_updike/

To Heal A Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility * (Rabbi Jonathan Sacks)  http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books_to_heal_a_fractured_world_the_ethics_of_responsibility_by_rabbi_jonat/

Turning Toward the Heart: Awakening to the Sufi Way (Shaykh Hazrat Azad Rasool), Gray Henry http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_turning_toward_the_heart_awakening_to_the_sufi_way_shaykh_hazra/

Ulum AI-Qur’an: An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’an (Ahmad Yon Denffer)*, Jamari Mohtar http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_ulum_ai_quran_an_introduction_to_the_sciences_of_the_quran/ 

Understanding Islam and the Muslims-The Muslim Family-Islam and World Peace (T.J. Winter), Aisha Governeur http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_understanding_islam_and_the_muslims_the_muslim_family_islam_and/

Wall (Kai Wiedenhöfer), Anis Hamadeh http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_kai_wiedenhoefer_wall/

Wanted—Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family (Ed. Zainah Anwar), Yoginder Sikand http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_wantedequality_and_justice_in_the_muslim_family/

War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims * (Melody Moezzi)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_war_on_error_real_stories_of_american_muslims_melody_moez/

We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work (Jimmy Carter), Mark Chmiel http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_we_can_have_peace_in_the_holy_land_a_plan_that_will_work_jimmy_/

What Did We Do to Deserve This? Palestinian Life Under Occupation in the Westbank (Mark Howell), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review3/

What is a University? (Peter Milward), Kamran Mofid http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/books_what_is_a_university_peter_milward/

“What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East” (Bernard L Lewis), M. Shahid Alam http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_what_went_wrong_bernard_lewis_m_shahid_alam/

The White Man’s Burden (William Easterly), Jim Miles http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_the_white_mans_burden_william_easterly/

Wisdom’s Journey: Living the Spirit of Islam in the Modern World * (John Herlihy)  http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_announcement_wisdoms_journey_living_the_spirit_of_islam_in_the_modern_/

Who Speaks for Islam?  What a Billion Muslims Really Think (Esposito & Mogahed), Abdul Cader Asmal http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_who_speaks_for_islam_what_a_billion_muslims_really_think_esposi/

Zeitoun: Surviving the storm (Dave Eggers), Jordan Robinson http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/book_review_zeitoun_surviving_the_storm_dave_eggers/

* next to the title signifies a book announcement, still needs a review

NEW BOOKS NEEDING REVIEWS:

Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism, M. Shahid Alam
It’s Really All About God, Samir Selmanovic