Bibliography of books critical of Islam explained
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Islam, sorted by source publication and the author's last name.
General
- Bostom, Andrew. (2008) The Legacy of Jihad, Prometheus Books.
- Bat Ye'or (2001) , Madison, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
- Harris, Sam. (2004) The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, W.W.Norton.
- Harris Sam, Maajid Nawaz, Islam and the Future of Tolerance (2015)
- Hitchens, Christopher (2007). God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, New York: Twelve Books, . (Chapter nine assesses the religion of Islam)
- Manji, Irshad. (2004), The Trouble with Islam, Vintage Canada,
- Pipes, Daniel (1983). , Transaction Publishers.
- Pipes, Daniel. (1990), Transaction Publishers, paperback (2003)
- Spencer, Robert. , Regnery Press, 2006 (NYT bestseller list – 2006-10-29[1])
- Spencer, Robert. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades), Regnery Press, 2005. (NYT bestseller list – 2005-10-16[2])
- Spencer, Robert. The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims (editor), Prometheus Books, 2005.
- Spencer, Robert. Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West, Regnery Publishing, 2003.
Criticism of Islamic texts
- Ibn Warraq. The Origins of The Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book, edited by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 1998, hardcover, 420 pages,
- Ibn Warraq. The Quest for the Historical Muhammad, edited and translated by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2000, hardcover, 554 pages,
- Ibn Warraq. What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text, and Commentary, edited and translated by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2002, 600 pages,
Literature and plays
- Teaching of Jacob (634-640)
- Jihad! The Musical
- Dayananda, S., & Bharadwaja, C. (1915). Light of truth : Or an English translation of the Satyarth Prakash, the well-known work. Allahabad: Arya Pratinidhi Sabha. (Chapter 14)
- Nasrin, Taslima: Lajja (1997). Shame: A Novel. Kankabati Datta (translation of Lajja). Amherst: Prometheus Books. .
- Padmanābha, ., & Bhatnagar, V. S. (1991). Kānhaḍade prabandha: India's greatest patriotic saga of medieval times : Padmanābha's epic account of Kānhaḍade.
- Rushdie, Salman. The Satanic Verses.
- Voltaire, (1736) Mahomet
Autobiographical and travelogues
- Maajid Nawaz:
- Ibn Warraq. , edited by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2003, hardcover, 320 pages,
- ibn Warraq (1995). "Why I Am Not a Muslim", Prometheus Books.
- Darwish, Nonie (2006) Now They Call Me Infidel, Sentinel.
- V. S. Naipaul (1981). , Knoph.
- V. S. Naipaul (1998). .
Women and Islam
- Bellil, Samira, To Hell and Back: The Life of Samira Bellil. Trans. Bison Books 2008
- Sushmita Banerjee (1999). Kabuliwala's Bengalee wife. Calcutta: Bhasa o Sahitya.
- Skaine, R. (2002). The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland.
- Laṭīfa, ., & Hachemi, C. (2007). My forbidden face: Growing up under the Taliban; a young woman's story. London: Virago.
- Shaikh, Anwar (1999). Islam: Sex and violence. Cardiff: Principality Publishers.
- Durrani, T., Hoffer, W., & Hoffer, M. (1998). My feudal lord:A Devastating Indictment of Women's Role in Muslim Society. London: Corgi Books.
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (2002 in Dutch) De zoontjesfabriek. Over vrouwen, islam en integratie Uitgeverij Augustus
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (2015) , Harper Publications.
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (2006 in English) The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (2007 in English)
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (2010) : A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
- Nasrin, Taslima (2002). My Bengali Girlhood. Gopa Majumdar (trans.). South Royalton: Steerforth Press. . Trans. of Meyebela
- Swarup, Ram: Woman in Islam (1994)
- Sultan, Wafa, (2009) A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam, St. Martin's Press,
- Koofi, F., & Ghouri, N. (2012). The favored daughter: One woman's fight to lead Afghanistan into the future. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Yousafzai, M., Lamb, C., & Panjabi, A. (2013). I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban.
- Wahab, S. (2013). In my father's country: An afghan woman defies her fate. New York: Crown.
- Ahmedi, F., Ansary, M. T., & Ahmedi, F. (2008). The other side of the sky: A memoir. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment.
By continent
Asia
South Asia
- Aziz, K. K. (2010). The Murder of History: A critique of history textbooks used in Pakistan. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publ.
- Goel, Sita Ram The Calcutta Quran Petition by Chandmal Chopra and Sita Ram Goel (1986, enlarged 1987 and again 1999)
- Lal, K. S. The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India. New Delhi, Aditya Prakashan, 1992.
- Lal, K. S. Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India (1999)
- Sarkar, Jadunath: History of Aurangzib (1972)
- Swarup, Ram: Hindu View of Christianity and Islam (1993)
- Shourie, Arun & Goel, S. R., (1991). . New Delhi: Voice of India. (1990 vol.1 ; 1991 vol.2, enlarged 1993)
- Shourie, Arun: (1998,)
West Asia
Europe
- Blankley, Tony, , Washington, D.C., Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005-02-25,
- Fallaci, Oriana, The Force of Reason, New York, Rizzoli International, 2006
- Lindhout, A., & Corbett, S. (2014). A House in the Sky: A memoir.
- Houellebecq, Michel, Soumission, 2015
- Phillips, Melanie (2006). Londonistan: How Britain is creating a terror state within. London: Encounter books.,
North America
Reports
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/books/bestseller/1029besthardnonfiction.html?ex=1168923600&en=acb5c34abdb92f18&ei=5070 Best Sellers – Hardcover Nonfiction
- https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/books/bestseller/1016bestpapernonfiction.html?ex=1168923600&en=f4feabaad368de1c&ei=5070 Paperback Nonfiction
