The struggle for the soul of Europe today is every bit as dire and consequential as it was in the 1930s. Then; in Weimar; Germany; the center did not hold; and the light of civilization nearly went out. Today; the continent has entered yet another “Weimar moment.†Will Europeans rise to the challenge posed by radical Islam; or will they cave in once again to the extremists?As an American living in Europe since 1998; Bruce Bawer has seen this problem up close. Across the continent—in Amsterdam; Oslo; Copenhagen; Paris; Berlin; Madrid; and Stockholm—he encountered large; rapidly expanding Muslim enclaves in which women were oppressed and abused; homosexuals persecuted and killed; “infidels†threatened and vilified; Jews demonized and attacked; barbaric traditions (such as honor killing and forced marriage) widely practiced; and freedom of speech and religion firmly repudiated. The European political and media establishment turned a blind eye to all this; selling out women; Jews; gays; and democratic principles generally—even criminalizing free speech—in order to pacify the radical Islamists and preserve the illusion of multicultural harmony. The few heroic figures who dared to criticize Muslim extremists and speak up for true liberal values were systematically slandered as fascist bigots. Witnessing the disgraceful reaction of Europe’s elites to 9/11; to the terrorist attacks on Madrid; Beslan; and London; and to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Bawer concluded that Europe was heading inexorably down a path to cultural suicide.Europe's Muslim communities are powder kegs; brimming with an alienation born of the immigrants’ deep antagonism toward an infidel society that rejects them and compounded by misguided immigration policies that enforce their segregation and empower the extremists in their midst. The mounting crisis produced by these deeply perverse and irresponsible policies finally burst onto our television screens in October 2005; as Paris and other European cities erupted in flames.WHILE EUROPE SLEPT is the story of one American’s experience in Europe before and after 9/11; and of his many arguments with Europeans about the dangers of militant Islam and America’s role in combating it. This brave and invaluable book—with its riveting combination of eye-opening reportage and blunt; incisive analysis—is essential reading for anyone concerned about the fate of Europe and what it portends for the United States.
#2338830 in Books Steven Barboza 1995-03-01 1995-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; 1.26 #File Name: 0385476949384 pagesISBN13: 9780385476942Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Experiences of the Islamic faith in pre-9/11 AmericaBy Bob"American Jihad: Islam After Malcolm X" is a thrilling example of the human experience in religious awakenings. The author who went through his own religious conversion to Islam explains the conversions of over fifty other fellow Muslims including that of Malcolm X and the honorable Elijah Muhammad whom both belonged to the "Nation of Islam" which was created in the 1930's as an offshoot of Orthodox-Islam. The majority of the book's interviews come from African American converts and many of them come from the "Nation of Islam" which is detailed extensively throughout the book. Sunni Islam and Sufism are the sects that are detailed most prominently by the interviewee's as being the reason they converted; while Shia Islam is mentioned once or twice.The reader should understand that this book was written around the middle 1990's and does not feature interviews of Muslims in the post-9/11 atmosphere. While others may be looking for testaments of the Islamic resurgence in America during the post-9/11 atmosphere when bigotry and stereotypes of Islam abound I did not find that this ruins the quality of the book. There are multiple stories detailed of new Muslims fighting hate; bigotry; and their own doubts in their quest for the true Islam in the wake of the Lockerbie Bombing and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. A diverse set of questions are presented as having been asked during the interview and the responses to many are quite extensive which I believe warrant the high price I paid for my Kindle edition of the book. The end of the book presents a brief history Islam; a glossary of terms; and a list of the "99 names of Allah" which adds to the value of the book. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and believe anyone who has even a passing interest in Islam will find it quite readable.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A CONVERT TO ISLAM WRITES A FASCINATING HISTORY OF MODERN AMERICAN ISLAMBy Steven H ProppSteven Barboza is a journalist and a practicing Muslim (a convert). He writes in the Introduction to this 1993 book; "My intention was not to write a theological treatise nor to write a book about highly politicized secret societies that operate surreptitiously on the fringes of Islam. This is not a book about 'Muslim radicals' or 'Islamic extremists;' although the views of subjects I've included sometimes widely diverge from the mainstream. Rather; this work was undertaken principally to feel the pulse of Islamic society in America; to tell what is happening in a community of millions of converts to a religion that is so steeped in myth it remains as mysterious to most Americans as a woman behind a veil."Here are some quotations from the book:"The Qur'an says there is no compulsion in religion. How does a state that is using Islam as a political ideology get by forcing people to pray five times a day? In Saudi Arabia; you have a religious police. You have to close your shop and go to prayer. That is not Qur'anic Islam. That's Islam being used as a political ideology." (Pg. 39)"The whole office of the imam in the United States is itself being redefined in American terms; very much along the lines of ministers and pastors." (Pg. 41)"The Nation's (of Islam's) fate was sealed with the rap of a gavel in a Chicago probate court; where the Nation's bank account; properties; and businesses were disentangled from Elijah's estate and a $13 million judgment was handed down. The Nation claimed bankruptcy and sold its Chicago mosque to Farrakhan's organization to pay off debts to Progressive Land Developers; its principal creditors." (Pg. 96)1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Growing whiskersBy Nora R. HopeThis is a fine book; with short biographical chapters of American Muslims from many different "tastes" of Islam. It would be nice if Baraboza did a follow-up on the people still with us or another book with the under 40 crowd. I have used this book in many contexts with success.Concerning the reviewer who does not like the emphasis on Nation of Islam and its subsequent transformation; somewhere around 40% of American Muslims are African American. Many families went from one generation in the Nation to the next in "orthodox" sunni Islam. It is an important part of 20th c. American history. I am glad it has been reprinted.Now; who is going to sue Steve Emerson for stealing the title?
