F. W. Burleigh

This is just about as disturbing a book as there is, but not for the reason Burleigh intended. This poorly researched but heavily "documented" work is both an insult to actual scholars as well as nothing more than an opportunistic grab by a self-proclaimed expert in the field, in spite of language deficiencies that prevents him reading many of the texts in their original form. This is the same puppet who intentionally misrepresented President Obama's finger wag and dismissive facial gesture as "throwing a Muslim Gang Sign."

If anyone actually wants to learn about either Muhammad or Islam then read a selection of books by scholars who readily display their education and scholarly credentials and attempt to present a balanced and factual picture, then make up your own mind. Don't let a fearmonger feed you half-truths and untrained psychobabble designed to increase hatred and unrest. Read broadly, choose your authors wisely and think for yourself.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via LibraryThing.… (mehr)

F.W. Burleigh has constructed a well referenced biography of the man Muhammad in a scholarly and well referenced book. He uses original source documents to tell the story of an illiterate man spurned by his society who exploits human fears and frailty to terrorize and convert his world by the sword. It is an extremely unsettling read, but you can't put it down because it explains the "why" behind the Islam-terrorist perversions we see in our modern world. We know what we are reading and we see it in our daily world, there is no difference. Burleigh's book tells us why - "all about Mohammad". Read this book and understand the truth. .… (mehr)