Title: Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West Author: Benazir Bhutto Narrator: Rita Wolf Publication Year: 2008 Pages: 352 (audio length: 12 hours 34 minutes) Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst [...]

Title: I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim Editors: Maria Ebrahimji and Zahra Suratwala Publication Year: 2011 Pages: 224 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: Muslim American women are the subject of endless discussions regarding their role in society, their veils as symbols of oppression or of freedom, [...]

Title: How to Read the Qur’an Author: Mona Siddiqui Publication Year: 2008 Pages: 128 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Purchased from BMV Bookstores From the cover: The Qur’an is the scripture of Islam, sacred to over one billion Muslims worldwide. It is regarded by Muslims as the direct word of God, timeless and unchanged. Muslims turn to [...]

Title: Being Muslim: A Groundwork Guide Author: Haroon Siddiqui Publication Year: 2008 Pages: 144 Genre: Non-Fiction, Young Adult Source: Borrowed from the school I worked at this past year. From the cover: Islam, always a charged topic in the West, has become more so since 9/11. It draws strong reactions from both defenders and critics. [...]