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The book was reviewed in a September 2003 article in ''[[Human Events]]'' |
The book was reviewed in a September 2003 article in ''[[Human Events]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-429973531.html |title=Islam: A Religion of Conquest| Copyright |work=[[Human Events]] |date=September 22, 2003 |author= Brett M. Decker|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref> and was mentioned in a January 2004 article in ''[[The Middle East Journal]]'' entitled: ""The Islam Industry" and Scholarship" discussing nine anti-Muslim books, in which the author wrote that the book's author "is very good at finding quotations from the Qur'an or from obscure Muslim clerics to 'prove' the danger of Islam. ... Spencer states that '[w]hen modern Muslims like Jaffar Umar Thalib [sic] and Usama Bin Ladin declare Jihad, Muslims take them seriously... In present-day studies of Islam, one can easily cite as a source for research 'a writer on a Muslim bulletin board.'<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20370443_ITM |title='The Islam Industry' and Scholarship. (reviews of nine books examining Islam)(Book Review)|work=[[The Middle East Journal]] |date=January 1, 2004 |author= AbuKhalil, As'ad|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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In June 2004, [[Khalid Hasan]] wrote in an article in Pakistan's ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)| Daily Times]]'' that the book was part of the “great Islamic conspiracy.”<ref name="dailytimes1"/> Hasan says that the book's opinion that Muslims in the United States have failed to “disavow terrorism and condemn the 9/11 attacks with a clear voice” is "not correct by a long shot."<ref name="dailytimes1"/> Hasan concluded by writing: "How one can fight such ignorance, I am unable to say."<ref name="dailytimes1"/> |
In June 2004, [[Khalid Hasan]] wrote in an article in Pakistan's ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)| Daily Times]]'' that the book was part of the “great Islamic conspiracy.”<ref name="dailytimes1"/> Hasan says that the book's opinion that Muslims in the United States have failed to “disavow terrorism and condemn the 9/11 attacks with a clear voice” is "not correct by a long shot."<ref name="dailytimes1"/> Hasan concluded by writing: "How one can fight such ignorance, I am unable to say."<ref name="dailytimes1"/> |
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A 2008 review of the book in ''Arts & Opinion'' by Bassam Michael Madany describes the book as a "much needed guide to understanding the true nature of Islam, and its attitude to the rest of the world".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.artsandopinion.com/2008_v7_n4/madany-muslimsoldiers.htm |title=Bassam M. Madany reviews Robert Spencer's Onward Muslim Soldiers |work=Arts & Opinion |date=2008 |volume=7 |number=4|author=Bassam M. Madany |accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> |
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| Author | Robert Spencer |
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Publication date | 2003 |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 0-89526-100-6 |
| OCLC | 52814317 |
Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West, published in October 2003, is a topical nonfiction book by Robert Spencer. Spencer described the book as an "in-depth study of the doctrine of jihad and how it is exploited today by terrorists to justify what they’re doing and to recruit and motivate new terrorists".[1][2]
Description
In the book, Spencer discusses issues relating to radical Islam, Jihad, and Islamic terrorism, and claims that these are more serious threats to the non-Muslim world than the media and world leaders accept.[3] Examining current events and sources from the Qur'an, he suggests that jihad, in the sense of physical violence against non-Muslims, is an inherent component of Islam and that Islamic tolerance (the tolerance of Muslims for other religions) is exaggerated by the media.[3] He cites this as the reason for what he claims to be lack of support from the more moderate Islamic community for anti-terrorism measures and for what he claims to be their failure to openly or widely criticise Muslim extremists.[citation needed][2] He asserts that a direct reading of the Koran and texts that interpret it lead to Islamic extremism.[4][5]
The book makes a number of controversial claims. These include that mosques in the U.S. should be monitored more closely to protect national security, and that Muslims living in Western Europe are eroding traditions of 'secularism, free enquiry and open societies'. He also makes the assertion that non-Muslims living in Muslim countries suffer legalised oppression that stems from teachings in the Qur'an.[citation needed]
Reviews and reception
The book was reviewed in a September 2003 article in Human Events,[6] and was mentioned in a January 2004 article in The Middle East Journal entitled: ""The Islam Industry" and Scholarship" discussing nine anti-Muslim books, in which the author wrote that the book's author "is very good at finding quotations from the Qur'an or from obscure Muslim clerics to 'prove' the danger of Islam. ... Spencer states that '[w]hen modern Muslims like Jaffar Umar Thalib [sic] and Usama Bin Ladin declare Jihad, Muslims take them seriously... In present-day studies of Islam, one can easily cite as a source for research 'a writer on a Muslim bulletin board.'[7]
In June 2004, Khalid Hasan wrote in an article in Pakistan's Daily Times that the book was part of the “great Islamic conspiracy.”[2] Hasan says that the book's opinion that Muslims in the United States have failed to “disavow terrorism and condemn the 9/11 attacks with a clear voice” is "not correct by a long shot."[2] Hasan concluded by writing: "How one can fight such ignorance, I am unable to say."[2]
References
- ^ Brian Lamb (interviewer) (August 20, 2006). "Q & A interview transcript". C Span. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e Khalid Hasan (June 20, 2004). "Postcard USA: Blackening Islam". Daily Times. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ^ a b Michael B. Wamble (November 2, 2003). "Dictionary to Introduce Islam". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Islam: A Religion of Peace?". Long Beach Press-Telegram. November 25, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Bill Muehlenberg (March 13, 2004). "Books: Onward Muslim Soldiers, by Robert Spencer". News Weekly. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Brett M. Decker (September 22, 2003). "Islam: A Religion of Conquest". Human Events. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Text "Copyright" ignored (help) - ^ AbuKhalil, As'ad (January 1, 2004). "'The Islam Industry' and Scholarship. (reviews of nine books examining Islam)(Book Review)". The Middle East Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2012.