The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades

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You think you know
about Islam.
But did you know:
Islam teaches that Muslims must wage war
to impose Islamic law on non-Muslim states
American Muslim groups are engaged
in a huge cover-up of Islamic doctrine
and history
Today's jihad terrorists have the same
motives and goals as the Muslims who
fought the Crusaders
The Crusades were defensive conflicts
Muslim persecution of Christians has
continued for 13 centuries—and still
goes on
ROBERT SPENCER
Everything (well, almost everything) you know
Bet your teacher
about Islam and the Crusades is wrong
Bever told you:
because most textbooks and popular history hooks are written by left-wing academics
Muhammaddidnotteach
and Islamic apologists who justify their contemporary political agendas with
'peaceand tolerances—he
contrived historical 'facts". But fear not: Robert Spencer refutes popular myths and
ledarmiesandorderedthe
assassinationofhis reveals facts that you wont be taught in school and will never hear on the evening
enemies news. He supplies a revealing list of 'Books You're Not Supposed to Read'.(as far as the
PC left is concerned) and takes you on a fast-paced, politically incorrect tour of Islamic
TheQur'ancommands
teaching and Crusades historythat will give you all the information you need tounderstand
Muslim’s to make war on
JewsandChristians thetruenatureoftheglobalconflictAmericafacestoday.
Themuch-ballyhooed
'GoldenAge'ofIslamic
ThePoliticallyIncorrectGuidetoIslam(endtheCrusades)
Praisefro
culturewaslargely
inspiredbynon-Muslims
-To win the War on Terror, we must understand our enemies. The courageous and
..Whatisknowntodayas indefatigable Robert Spencer busts myths and tells truths about jihadists that no
the"Islamicworld'was one else will tell. The Politically incorrect Guide to Islam rand The Crusades) Is
createdbyaseriesof indispensablereading. Michelle Malkin authorofinDefenseofInternment
brutalconquestsofnon- "In this book. Robert Spencer tells the truth that few in the U.S. or Europe wish to
Muslimlands
fare... Here is a devastating riposte to that revisionism—and a clarion call for the
defense of the Westbeforeiiistoolate."
TheCrusadeswerenot
actsofunprovoked  IbnWarraq,authorofWhyIAmNotAMuslimarideditorofLeavingIslamandWhatthe
aggressionbyEurope
KoranReallySays
againsttheIslamicworld,
but adelayedresponseto "Robert Spencer, an expert on historical jihad, responds with a 'politically Incorrect' hut
centuriesof Muslim academically sound arid challenging work. Spencer displays an enormous amount of well-
aggression researchedrnaterial.Hethrowstheballbackintothecamp ofArabisthistorians."
. The jihad continues today:
DrWalidPhares,authorofLebaneseChristianNationalism:TheRiseandFallofan
Europe could be Islamic by
EthnicResistance
the end of the twenty-first
century
AMainSelectionoftheConservativeBookClub
Ex-Muslimsmustlivein
..
fear even in the United
States
RobertSpenceristhedirectorofJihadWatchandanAdjunctFellowwiththeFreeCongress
Foundation.heistheauthoroffourbooksonIslam,inductingMomUnveiledDisturbingQuestions
AbouttireWorld'sFastest GrowingFaith(Encounter]andOnwardMuslimSoldiers: Howjihad
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Praisefor
The Politically Incorrect Guide to
ISLAM (AND THE CRUSADES)
"With a provocative and Irreverent style, Robert Spencer assails, with much
erudition, the taboos imposed bythe Politically Correct League. A daring tonic
thatteachesfundamentaltruths,"
—EatYe'or,author.Eurabiaend TheDeaneofPosternChristianity
UnderIslam
"The jihad that the Western world faces today is identical in its motivations
and goals to that which Europe managed to stave off almost a thousand years
ago, thanks in large part to the Crusades of which the West is now ashamed.
En this book. Robert Spencertells thetruth that few in the US. or Europewish to
face_ Today'sjihad, as Spencer illustrates here, isproceeding on two Fronts: one
of violence and terror, and another of cultural shaming and the rewriting of
history.here is adevastatingriposteto that. revisionism—andaclarioncall forthe
defenseoftheWest.beforeitistoolate,"
—IbnWarraq, author,WhyAmNotAMuslim, andeditor ofLeaving
Islam andWhattheKoranReallySays
"The value of Spencer'sbook is twofold. He remindsus of theconsequences of
our failure tocome to grips with the message and implications of Islam. And
he warns against the spirit of masochistic self-loathing that permeates the
Western elite class. In a sane world. Spencer's recommendations—notably That
the upholders of sharia should be treated as political radicals and
subjected to appropriate supervision—would not be deemed "politically
incorrect"buteminentlysensible.
—SergeTrifkovic,author,SwordoftheProphet
"With the 2005 Kingdom of Heaven movie trying to visualize the actual
scenes that occurred between European Crusaders and Arab Muslim armies
in theMiddle Ages. the whole issue of the clashof civilizations came back to
haunt politicians. Traditional historians used to relate facts. Politicized
historians, such as Amine Maalouf insisted that Western Crusaders were evil,
and their enemies were righteous. Robert Spencer. an expert on historical
jihad.respondswith a"politicallyincorrect"butacademicallysoundand
challengingwork_Spencerdisplaysanenormousamountofwell-
researchedmaterial,HethrowstheballhackintothecampofArabist
historians:
—DEWalidPhares„author.LebaneseChristian
Nationalism:TheRiseu'FallofonEthnic
Resistance
'Sweeping away the politically correct myths about a tolerant. peaceful
Islam brutalizedbydemonicChristian Crusaders,RobertSpencerin this
powerful, important book lets the facts of history speak for themselves,
The truthherecovers is simple: an aggressive. violent Islamic creed for
fourteen centuries has waged war against the infidel West a scourge
of conquest and persecution that roused the Crusaders to restore the
Near East to the Christian and Hellenic culture devastated by the
armies of Islam. Spencer's rousing, straight-talking book is a much-
needed antidote to the poisonous propaganda that compromises our
currentbattleagainstjihadistmurder."
—BruceS.Thornton,author.GreekWays:HowtheGreeks
CreatedWesternCivilization
The Politically Incorrect Guide to
ISLAM
(AND THE CRUSADES)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to
ISLAM
(AND THE CRUSADES)
ROBERT SPENCER
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CONTENTS
Introduction xiij,
PartI:ISLAM
Chapter 1:Muhammad: ProphetofWar 3
Muhammadtheraider
TheBattleofBadr
Assassinationanddeceit
Revengeandpretexts
Invictoryanddefeat, moreIslam
PCMyth:Wecannegotiatewiththesepeople
Chapter2:The Qur'an:Book of War 19
TheQur'ancounselswar
PCMyth:TheQur'anteachestoleranceandpeace
PC Myth The Qur'an teaches believers to take up arms
onlyinself-defense
TheQur'an'stolerantverses:"canceled"
PCMyth:TheQur'anandtheBibleareequallyviolent
Chapter 3: Islam:Religion ofWar 33
PC Myth: Islam's war teachings are only a tiny element of
thereligion
Threechoices
It'snotjustMuhammad'sopinion.It'sthelaw.
PCMyth:Islamisareligionofpeacethathasbeen
hijackedbyatinyminorityofextremists
ButwhataboutmoderateMuslims?
Chapter4:Islam:Religion ofIntolerance 47
PCMyth:Islamisatolerantfaith
Thedhimma
Contents
PCMyth:Historicallythedhimmawasn'tsobad
Taxpayerwoes
Pushing toohard
PCMyth;JewshaditbetterinMuslimlandsthanin
ChristianEurope
PCMyth:Dhimmitudeisathingofthepast
PCMyth:Islamvaluespre-IslamicculturesinMuslim
countries
Chapter5:Islam OppressesWomen 65
PCMyth:Islamrespectsandhonorswomen
ThegreatIslamiccover-up
Childmarriage
Wife-heating
Anoffertheycan'trefuse
Don'tgooutalone
Temporaryhusbands
Prophetic.license
Temporarywives
Rape:Fourwitnessesneeded
FemalecircumcisionLong-
termprospects?Dim
Chapter6:Islamic Law: Lie,Steal,andKill 79
Lying:It'swrong—exceptwhenitisn't
Theft:It alldependsonwhoyou'restealingfrom
Murder:Italldependsonwhomyou'rekilling
Universalmoralvalues?. Can'tfindthem.
PCMyth:Islamforbidsthe killingoftheinnocent
Chapter7: How Allah KilledScience 87
Whataboutartandmusic?
PCMyth:.Islamwasoncethefoundationofagreat
culturalandscientificflowering
WhathappenedtotheGoldenAge?
Contents
Allahkills science
Butallisnotlost:Somethingsforwhichwecan
thank Islam
Chapter 8: The Lureof IslamicParadise 99
What'sbehindDoorNumberOne
Thejoyofsex
HowtogainentryintoParadise
TheAssassinsandthelureofParadise
Chapter 9:Islam—Spread by the Sword? You Bet. 107
PCMyth:EarlyMuslimshadnobellicosedesignson
neighboringlands
PC Myth: The native Christians of the Middle Eastand
NorthAfricawelcomedtheMuslimsasliberators
PC Myth: Early jihad warriors were merely defending
Muslimlandsfromtheirnon-Muslimneighbors
Not only West, but East
WhatdidtheMuslimswant?
PCMyth:ChristianityandIslamspreadinpretty much
thesameway
Part II: THE CRUSADES 119
Chapter 10:Why the CrusadesWere Called 121
PCMyth:TheCrusadeswereanunprovoked attackby
EuropeagainsttheIslamicworld
PCMyth;TheCrusadeswereanearly exampleofthe
[Vest'spredatoryimperialism
PCMyth:TheCrusadeswerefoughtbyWesternersgreedyfor
gain
PCMyth:TheCrusades were fought to convert Muslims
toChristianitybyforce
Chapter11: The Crusades Mythand Reality 133
PCMyth:TheCrusadersestablishedEuropeancoloniesin
theMiddleEast
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