Reopening Muslim Minds
A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance

I read the Qur’an for the first time nearly twenty years ago, and its message of compassion, generosity, and practicing good action has guided me many times since. Before my first reading, I had studied world religions, and my studies led me to having a great affinity for Islam and the teachings of......more

I thank St. Martin's Press/Macmillan Publishers for providing me with an advance copy of this book via NetGalley. I was not compensated for this review but received the book free of charge. Islam's global reputation has suffered since 2001. Decades ago, my mother observed that in the Middle Ages, the......more

What an eye-opening book. I was learning new information on every page, much of which was unsettling. This book is a shocking reminder of how lacking the Islamic world (defined loosely as countries where Islam is widespread, and is affecting the law of the land in some material way) lacks ideologica......more

informative, beneficial, and simply great. a book about why Islam is living its worse era in this modern world, and how to get back in track with ancient glorious times. It highlights the fact that Islam in its golden age was universal in terms of embracing reason, freedom, and tolerance mainly. The......more

Too bad this will fall on deaf ears.... My first reaction to this book is that the Muslims that need to read it will probably never see it. The second reaction is the title could have just as well been, with a few adjustments, "Reopening Christian Minds." Akyol lays out a well researched discussion of......more