This book gives a cogent analysis of the relation between liberalism and Islam. On the one hand we have Liberalism, an ideology loosely based on Communism, that has origins in the equality movements, an ideology today that embraces everything no matter how awful, as long as that thing is a 'different culture'. Liberalsim today is no more then universal moral relativism, where a terrorist is a 'freedom fighter' and a child molester' is simply exploring his sexuality.

Islam is a religion, whose central themes include genocide(Dar al Islam, Dar al Harb), the beating of women(sura 4:34) and sex with 9 year olds(Aeisha).

Today Islam and Liberalism find themselves hand in hand. Liberalism has become a major defendoer of Islam, for although Liberalalism was originally based on secualr ideals like equality, today a liberal defends the viel, the Burka, the Abbaya, becuase today that is 'diversity' thus the beating of a women, 'honor killings' or the suppression of women are part of 'culture' and therefore neccesary. Thus a Muslim women in Saudi arabia according to liberalism doesnt deserve the same human rights as a western woman becuase the Muslim women has a 'different culture'. An Arab women who is a victim of an 'honor killing' becuase she had premarital sex isnt entitled to the same human rights defense as a western woman from Canada, becuase in the Arab womans 'culture' an 'honor killing' is 'cultural'. This book takes a deep and disturbing look at how liberalism has betrayed itself in defending radical, chauvinist Islam in places like Afghanistan(where Liberals found themsleves supporting laws that make it illegal to go to a movie theater and where adultery is punishable by death). A good analysis of how Human Rights are now based on culture, rather then universality, so that if in a certain culture people have 'different' 'values' for 'human rights' then liberalism will say "those people dont need human rights". Thus liberalism becomes a suppressor of human rights, rather then the upholder of those values that as Locke argued are universal. In essence Liberalism is racism today becuase it argues that certain religions and races, ethnicities and cultures deserve different rights, due to their 'culture'.

Seth J. Frantzman

I have read most of the literature available in English on this topic.The Delacouras offer up a fresh and insightful approach not found in other studies. Islamic apologists are desperately fighting for acceptance and intellectual respectability in the West. In order for these apologists to succeed they must conceal a "sacred" literature that embraces, endorses and advances slavery and the oppression of women as second class citizens.
The Hadith, collection of sacred literature, makes clear that Mohammed considered women "deficient in intellect." See Volume 3 Bukhari Hadith. This concepts is embedded in the very foundation of Muslim thought and world view. No small challenge to modernity.