CONTENTS
Testimonials …………………………………………………………………………vii
Why I Wrote This Book ………………………………………………………..
Chapter 1 Americans Together ………………………………………………. 1
Chapter 2 Thanks to the Media ………………………………………………..6
Chapter 3 Apology to Jews and Christians ……………………………………10
Chapter 4 Arrogance Is the Source of All Evil ………………………………..17
Chapter 5 The Source of Muslim Extremism ………………………………….20
Chapter 6 Quran Is Not for Muslims …………………………………………..26
Chapter 7 Criticism of Islam, Quran, and the Prophet ……………………….38
Chapter 8 Sharia Laws and Fixing Them …………………………………….50
Chapter 9 Pushing Back on Tarek Fatah …………………………………….66
Chapter 10 Dealing with Conservatives ……………………………………..71
Chapter 11 Can a Muslim Woman Marry a Non-Muslim? ………………….79
Chapter 12 Who Are Moderate Muslims? …………………………………..94
Chapter 13 Interfaith and Intrafaith Relations ……………………………….102
Chapter 14 Two Islams: Pristine and Mangled-Up ………………………….113
Chapter 15 The Essence of Islam ………………………………………..….120
Chapter 16 Islamic Values ……………………………………………………127
Islamic Value No. 1: The American Amin ……………………………………..135
Islamic Value No. 2: Tawhid (the Oneness of God) …………………………..143
Islamic Value No. 3: Accountability …………………………………………….146
Islamic Value No. 4: Truthfulness and Taqiya …………………………………151
Islamic Value No. 5: Justice ……………………………………………………158
Islamic Value No. 6: Forgiveness ………………………………………….…169
Islamic Value No. 7: Service to Mankind ……………………………………..175
Islamic Value No. 8: Humility ……………………………………………….…179
Islamic Value No. 9: Equality and Gender Equality ………………………….183
Islamic Value No. 10: Pluralism ………………………………………,,,,,,,,,,.199
Islamic Value No. 11: Free Will …………………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.224
Islamic Value No. 12: Civil Dialogue ……………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,…..235
Chapter 17 American Muslim Agenda ……………………………,,,,,……..240
