Title: The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and That Veil Thing Author: Sumbul Ali-Karamali Publication Year: 2008 Pages: 260 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: Since 9/11, stories about Muslims and the Islamic world have flooded headlines, politics, and water-cooler conversations all across the country. And, although Americans [...]

Title: The Jew is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism Author: Tarek Fatah Publication Year: 2010 Pages: 272 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: A liberal Muslim and critically acclaimed author explores the historical, political, and theological basis for centuries of Muslim animosity towards Jews, debunking [...]

Title: The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing Author: Darina Al-Joundi (with Mohamed Kacimi) Translator: Marjolijn de Jager Publication Year: 2011 Pages: 144 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: Raised on Charles Baudelaire, A Clockwork Orange, and fine Bordeaux in 1970s Lebanon, Darina Al-Joundi was encouraged by her unconventional father to defy [...]

Title: Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam Author: Asra Q. Nomani Publication Year: 2006 Pages: 352 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Purchased from Chapters From the cover: As President Bush is preparing to invade Iraq, Wall Street Journal correspondent Asra Nomani embarks on a dangerous journey from Middle America to the Middle [...]