My eighth book, Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs, will be published November 18 by Regnery Publishing. How do you like the cover?
Did you know that Jihad Watch had a Recommended Books page? Until this morning I hadn't updated it since about 1492, for which I apologize, but I have just added Stealth Jihad along with many new, newish, and previously overlooked books by my colleague Raymond Ibrahim, Andy McCarthy, Mark Steyn, Brigitte Gabriel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Nonie Darwish. Please take a look, and drop me a note if you have a worthy book you'd like to recommend. I hope to update this page henceforth more frequently than once a millennium.
Meanwhile, over the next week I will be publishing the endorsements people such as James Woolsey, John Bolton, Geert Wilders and others have given to Stealth Jihad, along with more information about the book, on the main page, but you can read the endorsements on the Recommended Books page now. And finally, your comments are welcome and, indeed, invited, but please don't ask me to change the title or cover -- it is too late for that, as the books have already been printed.
I just ordered 2 copies from Amazon.
Interesting date you chose, 1492. The year that Spain finally completed the reconquista and rid themselves of the Muslims.
Yahoo! It's buy, buy, buy time. This book will be given as many Christmas presents!
Also, I like the title and the cover. Just the eyes showing - that speaks volumes.
Now, let's see - what important books has CJ over at lgf published? Answer: NADA! How...not surprising!
Here's a "worthy" book I've learned a lot from: "Secrets of the Koran" by Don Richardson (1999).
A little sample from p.72:
"Mohammed himself declared, "Who is more wicked than the man who...says, 'This was revealed to me,' when nothing was revealed to him?" (Koran 6:93). It is time for the world to know who Mohammed was best describing."
Everything backed up by Koranic verses, just like RS.
It's in Ohio State colors. Is there a Michigan edition?
Seriously, though, I think the eyes in between "stealth" and "jihad" are an especially nice touch.
One more book for my library (OK, bookshelf) and a great stocking-filler for that pagan festival about to happen in December.
I've had this on pre-order through Amazon for a while, now. I'm looking forward to reading it.
Robert,
What about David's 'Unholy Alliance'?
This book will go hand in hand with the film Steve Emerson is making called "The Grand Deception" which is all about STEALTH JIHAD.
WAKE UP SHEEPELS before it's too late!
May you top the "Best Seller" list for months.
This book is relevant to today's headlines.
God help us.
I can't wait to get my copy.
I like the cover...a 3D effect makes the title stand out...
Great cover with Muhammed in the background, Robert. Looking forward to reading it.
This is certainly a book long overdue.
The title speaks volumes to me.
I believe it could go a long way as a anti-dhimmificator in the West.
Though I certainly don't have a copy of it yet,having read many of Robert's books I believe some of the best places that it should be and needs to be found will be on University campuses, on professor's book shelves,in congressman,and senators' offices and without question the White House Library and the next Presidents desk,and Robert Gate's, and David England's office in the Pentagon.
Will it be bashed as racist(there's that incorrect term again)?,will it be defined as hate literature? Will CAIR bash it? Yes of course; all of the above but the dessimination of bringing a better radar to see this stealthy activity is greatly needed, the case needs to be made in no uncertain terms and I believe Robert Spencer is qualified and up to the task of this long overdue challenge.
While I look forward to reading the book, I have to admit I was a bit surprised by the title of the book - "Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs" (my emphasis).
May I ask Spencer why he has chosen to include the qualifier "radical" in the title of his new book? Would it not have been better to omit the qualifier and simply call it "Stealth Jihad: How Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs"?
Does Spencer in fact believe, as the title of his book suggests, that there exists a radical version of Islam that is somehow distinct from Islam itself? And if not, why does he then use the term "radical Islam" in the title of his new book?
Congratulations - it looks great, and i hope it is very successful. I intend to buy a copy as soon as it hits the shelves.
As for book suggestions, I would recommend anything and everything by Kenneth Timmerman, but in particular, "Preachers of Hate".
anonymous:
Indeed, some other people have asked me about the subtitle.
Given that I have consistently maintained that while there are moderate Muslims, Islam itself is not moderate, and several years ago stopped using the term "radical Islam" because some people used it to imply or state outright that there was an established and theologically based form of Islam that was not "radical," why am I using the term?
The answer is because I am trying to preach to the unconverted -- to reach Americans who have no idea of this threat, and are used to thinking of it in such terms. I explain my usage of the term very early in the book, explaining that I am referring to those within the Islamic community who are working to advance the Islamic supremacist agenda as opposed to those who are not. And I explicitly rule out the idea that there exists a radical version of Islam that is somehow distinct from Islam itself -- that is, a traditional and mainstream form of Islam that does not teach the subjugation of unbelievers.
The publisher and I agreed that without that qualifier in the title, most people would have no idea what the book was about, and would likely dismiss it as xenophobic fantasy, whereas with the qualifier, it refers to a more easily understood concept: that the terrorists are trying other ways to subvert the U.S. besides just terrorism.
Cordially
Robert Spencer
Love the cover. Very subtle - it looks like a veiled woman to me.
Do you have large-sized cover images for your other books? The ones Amazon uses are so tiny.
Thank you for that "real world" explanation in answer do anonymous's question on the book's title, as many of us were wondering, I'm sure.
Perfect. One must get folks to come in the door first, then introduce them to the distasteful truth. Less chance they'll simply cover their ears.
Congratulations Robert! I like the cover and will order my copy today. Any chance of getting an autograph on my copy?
Best regards,
Z
aynrandgirl:
Probably. I can look around. If all else fails, I can scan them.
Are you looking for them for some purpose?
Cordially
Robert Spencer
Zorro
Sure, if our paths cross, I'd be happy to. I don't know if Regnery will be offering autographed copies but if you contact them and ask I will be ready with a pen.
Cordially
Robert Spencer
Like other loyal JW readers, I too have had one on pre-order on Amazon and I'm eagerly awaiting it.
Ruby, how did you know about the Emerson documentary? Just curious, because I'm working on it. . .
Thanks Robert.
Oh, other book recommendations:
"Dream Palace of the Arabs" by Fouad Ajami
"Future Jihad" by Walid Phares
"Terrorist Hunter" by Anonymous (aka Rita Katz)
Robert,
Having read your other books, would there be much new information for someone like me in this new one?
RecoveringHog:
Yes. I don't write the same book over and over again with a different title. The first half of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam is, by request of the publisher, a breezier and abbreviated version of material I had covered in greater depth in Islam Unveiled and Onward Muslim Soldiers, but that is the only time any of my books have that much overlap. Otherwise there may be a small bit in the sections explaining the Sharia agenda, but that would be peripheral.
Cordially
Robert Spencer
Thanks Robert,
Just added to my Christmas list.
Robert,
You honor all of us with your unflappable sincerity, professionalism and respect. I would like to recommend a book to your readers. It does not necessarily deal with the subject of islamic jihad, yet it focuses on a period of history since deemed unworthy of our attention in the west, and has been perverted by apologists the world over. The book is entitled "The Indestructable Jews" by Max I. Dimont. I recently read it over the summer. It opens one's eyes to the recent perversion of jewish history and the demographical history of the middle east that has permeated recent textbooks all over the world. If more people read this book, they would understand just how laffable the phrase "palestinian refugees" actually is. Especially since it was written well before the supposed cause of our current world situation, which everyone 'knows' is Dubya.
Keep up the great work sir,
vivi libero o muori
Robert
A book recommendation.
Tarek Fatah: Chasing a Mirage."The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State"
God willing, Obama will read this book and reflect upon it. Whatever loathing many commenters here have for him, I respect his openness to ideas and his ability to assimilate and thoughtfully consider differing viewpoints rather than simply issue dogmatic verdicts. If only his critics took care and paid attention, they would find that Spencer decisively proves his lack of bigotry and his interest in the simple preservation of human rights over and over again, in every book. Obama-- he of the smiling photograph alongside Ayaan Hirsi Ali-- is intelligent enough that, if only a copy of Spencer's book were placed on his table, or a meeting could be arranged with Fitzgerald or with Ibn Warraq or (safest of all, because he's still a Muslim and therefore wouldn't inspire as much fury) Tawfik Hamid, I would expect him to seriously weigh the evidence given him, and act accordingly. Whatever action he would take certainly wouldn't be as drastically opposed to the status quo as some of what Fitzgerald suggests, but maybe a speech to CAIR and MAS-- reminding them of their duty to the republic, and the faith they've broken-- could come about.
On virtually every issue except the jihad, I identify closer to a liberal view than a conservative one and I'm disappointed by the cowardice and willing incomprehension of most liberals on these issues. The stealth jihad and the Islamic supremacist project should not be topics beyond the pale for left-liberal discussion circles. It is a classic human rights issue, of the type they consider their province and bastion against "heartless conservatives", and by shedding tears for the Palestinians or leaping to the defense of the Flying Imams but barely giving a s**t about dhimmitude, they are dishonouring the many worthy elements of the legacy of Western liberalism.
Death to all religion or religion will be death to us all
RedDawn your comment is obnoxious, and you need to learn much more from this website!
I have no problems with any other religion besides islam. l have no fear of going around pious Christians, Jews, Buddists, etc. but l do fear be among pious Muslims.
Robert your book will be a great addition to my collection, l will use up my last gift certficates at
our local Chapters, l love to order you books there when they first come, as l get strange looks from them. I have noticed that after l am one of the first to order your books, although later l have seem more of your books on their shelves! Congratulations on this new book!! yeah!!!
> Are you looking for them for some purpose?
Tracking my book collection in Bookpedia.
Welcome, Funky Child.
It is nice to see someone who counts themself a liberal who's noticed this discrepany. And who cares enough about Western values to say so.
Looking forward to it! I have all your books, and given some to others.
I'll gladly endorse the book.
Provided you spelled Mohammed's name correctly this time.
Robert,
Having read your other books, would there be much new information for someone like me in this new one?
Posted by: RecoveringHog [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 1, 2008 1:12 PM
I'm not "Robert" but I can tell you from experience that all of Mr. Spencer's books are unique and do not contain rehashed material from previous books.
I have all of his books and not only did I enjoy reading each and every one of them, they are invaluable research tools. I don't even try to stash the minutiae of islam in my overloaded brain; that's Mr. Spencer's job. When I need to recall some of the tedious and trivial details of islamic doctrine, I can always find what I need in one of his books.
Kim Hartveld,
As I have told you before, the correct spelling of the name of the prophet of Islam is محمّد. That can be rendered in Roman letter in different ways. I prefer "Muhammad" as being most accurate. I am aware that an inveterately hostile commentator has charged me with political correctness in my rendering of Arabic words and names, but in reality it is simply a question of accuracy.
Cordially
Robert Spencer
The next phase of the jihad threat is coming this Tuesday November 4, 2008 when Barry the Marxist redistributor and friend of jihadis seeks to be elected President of the Republic.
May we survive this threat.
Hey you shills for Barry Hussein, that lying and say anything demagogue (he even lied about never having been a muslim as a child):
If this charlatan is able to swindle this election, you will have your "reward": disillusion.
But methinks not. Get out and vote.
Whatever is to be the state of our country and western civilization..10..20..30 years from now, we cannot say that we were not warned.
Death to all religion or religion will be death to us all.
Posted by: RedDawn at November 1, 2008 2:20 PM
Zena - Tiresome and obnoxious "RedDawn" posted THE SAME THING on the "Excommunicated" thread. Here's his post and my response:
Death to all religion or religion will be the death of us all.
Posted by: RedDawn at November 1, 2008 2:23 PM
Apparently, you don't know the teachings of either Judaism or Christianity, as opposed to the teachings of Islam.
No, only Islam "will be the death of us all," if we don't stop the Global Jihad.
Neither Judaism nor Christianity has a "Jihad" doctrine. Only Islam. Therefore, please correct your wild and uninformed statement.
Posted by: darcy at November 1, 2008 4:04 PM
Get a life, will ya, RedDawn - stop posting your duplicate comments that are uninformed and just plain stupid. Thanks.
And then there is this emerging author
Debka--
'Osama bin Laden is writing a book to correct “negative propaganda” on al Qaeda ---
25 Oct.: Chief of al-Qaeda Osama Bin Laden is busy writing a book in Arabic language on the so-called struggle of his outfit, according to alQaeda sources.
The book will be later translated into English, the sources said, adding that Bin Laden decided to pen a book to counter the ‘negative propaganda and insufficient information’ about al-Qaeda.
“He is writing the book with the assistance of a young man with a Middle Eastern background who will later translate the text into English.”
I am thrilled to see James Woolsey has praised and read your book.
Any chance he'll be getting back into government? What is he doing now?
According to this link, Woolsey advises McCain on energy issues.
Any chance he's teaching him a bit about Jihad?
Death to all religion or religion will be death to us all
Posted by: RedDawn at November 1, 2008 2:20 PM
A lofty goal, whether it be correct or not. Let us stick with the fight against the Islamization of the West shall we?
Stop with the one-track minded comments, please.
I'll gladly endorse the book.
Provided you spelled Mohammed's name correctly this time.
Posted by: Kim Hartveld at November 1, 2008 3:15 PM
Well then, let me be the first to state that thankfully your endorsement will most assuredly have no outcome on the success of the book itself.
Robert,
All right then, you win!
But only because Google Fight gives Muhammad the edge over Mohammed...
@awake
I'm glad the irony wasn't wasted on you.
Dear Mr. Spencer,
Another worthy book - besides your eighth, Thnx! so much - would perhaps be:
Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan (Hardcover)by Caroline Fourest
Publisher: Encounter Books; 1 edition (February 25, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594032157
ISBN-13: 978-1594032158
here's the link
Would side well with your new book. Ramadan being a typical engineer of stealthy jihad, courted by swarms of gullible politicians worldwide.
Kind regs from Amsterdam,
Sag.
Sag,
Thanks for the link -- a while back I was hunting for an English translation of this book but couldn't find one. Great to see it's now available.. now in my shopping cart.
Oh, and what about the cover?
Well, it works, though a bit "dated", for me.
Publisher could have gone beyond first appearances and chosen a (seemingly) "empty suit", for instance.
The face of stealthy Jihad won't be that of some hooligans in PLO-shawls (that would be juvenile jihad), but a slick, professional "spokesperson", fighting Allah's legal "lawfare". Human and civil rights (mis)used to advance the Law of Allah. Well, you know the drill.
But I know, I know.. shouldn't judge a book by its coverage of the dernier cri during "Le Jihad Furtif" fashionshow. It's not a catwalk, Parbleu!
But personally, I would have gone for the suit; zoomed in; no head visible; hands "receiving" Allah, et cetera (perhaps with a tiny little golden crescent added, glimmering somewhere, pinned on as an ominous reminder). Could be anyone, this suit, but for the subtle clues the reader will have learned to register, after finishing your book.
So that's my take on your cover. You asked for it!
;-)
Sag.
Maybe it is because I was 16 in Minot, North Dakota, home of 150 Minuteman 3 (as in 3 Independently targeted H bombs on each nosecone)in Ward County, No Dakota during the Cuban Missile Crisis...that's 450 H bombs on the way to the USSR, just coming from one 500 square mile county..Kruchchev blinked...meanwhile my dad, mom and 8 brothers and sisters were scared shitless during DefCon Yellow (as in before Red/Launch)..thanks be to God for Bobby Kennedy who got ahold of Jack who was quite rightly frozen..and more importantly Bobby who told Curtis LeMay Chief of Staff (PBUH) ..tried his USA best..to lay off all of his B 52's who were at our hemishere and ready to deliver Hell to the USSR....dont' believe me..I DONT CARE.. I WAS THERE IN Minot,,, I saw the flatbed, tarped, chained, huge concrete cyclinders and everything else brought in on US 81 and drilled into NO DAK then the world's 3rd US largest nuclear power...my POINT..Obamma...no job, no morals, nothing...my PRAYER, MC CAIN PALIN
Robert,
All right then, you win!
But only because Google Fight gives Muhammad the edge over Mohammed...
Posted by: Kim Hartveld at November 1, 2008 6:11 PM
Your apology is accepted. :)
Does Spencer in fact believe, as the title of his book suggests, that there exists a radical version of Islam that is somehow distinct from Islam itself? And if not, why does he then use the term "radical Islam" in the title of his new book?
Posted by: anonymous
I think this is a smart move for more reasons than merely communications to those who are not familiar with Islam's inner tenets, so without the "radical" inserted would merely dismiss it as "Islamophobic". The editors were wise in allowing this word because the "radicals' in Islam who are pushing for world jihad are just that in their interpretations of the violent texts, taking every word of Mohammet literally, citing Koranic texts to prove their point. Not all in the Moslem world subscribe to this, and there are movements within Islam to de-abrogate the later violent texts in favor of earlier Medina texts, but they are sadly out shouted, or physically threatened, so they remain an "unspoken" underclass within the Islamic belief system. Times have changed, but Islam has proven itself unable to adapt to more modern social theory of human equality and legal freedoms, so the "radicals" especially are stuck in the past, which may have been more normal in primitive 7th century times, but their interpretations are woefully inadequate today. But the "radicals" don't care about this, and push their power supremacy agenda as if the 21st century was the 7th. No doubt, this itself must be an embarrassment to more enlightened individuals who were born into the Islamic world, who know of how modern minds work, that we do not attack others because they believe differently, but must allow for each individual to make their choice of personal faith, and not be severely punished when not believing as the radicals would have all believe.
Here are some examples of "non-radical" interpretations and inquiry within Islam:
http://www.reformislam.org/
http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=87
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/isl070327
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7021323.stm
http://godofreason.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7025294.stm
As these articles show, Islam is not monolithic, so to find voices within this very antiquated religion (not really a religion as much as a total politicized belief system established by their early Kalifs for jihad conquests) who want to modernize it into something more like all other world religions, peaceful and without a world domination imperative of violence, is constructive. In short, it shorts out the "radicals" within Islam and demeans them to what they really are, very antiquated and out of touch with modern realities of the world. I suspect Islam reformists know that their "group think" religious imperative, with all its onerous punishments, including especially "death for apostasy", is more like Soviet Communism and Hitler's Nazism than a personalized faith of Christians and Jews, or any other spiritual framework, where belief in any deity is internal to the individual, and not some group mandated jihad-theology. This is what the term "radical" isolates from the crowd, that there is possibility of meaningful reform giving women equal rights, subsuming Koranic violent passages from Mohammet's Allah, and allowing those born into the Moslem world the chance to join 21st century humanity in their life's freedoms rather than stuck in a primitive 7th century repression. To reach out to both those who are uneducated on the internal tenets of Islam, that threaten violence to us in their "radical" interpretations, and to those of the Islamic world who genuinely want change, is what that title suggests, if only subliminally. But this is important. There is no productive gain in alienating either group, but much to be gained if they can be brought over to understand that those "radical" and literal interpretations of Islam's basic tenets is not only counterproductive to modern society, but actually destructive to both our world and theirs. It's not just Islam, but really the interpretations of Islam that play into the "radicals" hands that must be checked, and ultimately reformed. I think this applies especially to the young, both in and outside Islam, that they must understand that Stealth Jihad is being stealthily pushed on them by the Radicals of Islam.
This is only my opinion on the matter, but I think reaching out to western leaning members of Islam who are perhaps ignorant of what is inside their texts and tenets, especially the young, is a very important part of bringing a pre-Medieval political-religious ideology into the modern world, not to conquer us for Allah's jihad as they desire, but to legitimize those within Islam who genuinely wish reforms. We did this with Communism, and I think it may work here as well. Jihad violence and religious oppression are no longer acceptable in today's world.
I may buy this book, if Robert promises to be nice to European Nationalists.
Mr. Spencer-
Do you do book signings? NYC area? If not, perhaps I will do what Zoro stated above. I look foward to reading it.
All Islam that is not actively and overtly at war with the infidel IS the stealth Jihad.
Islam, itself, is a subversive, anti-Universal Declaration of Human Rights and anti-Constitutional ideology of global terrorism and imperialism aimed at the establishment of a permanent theocratic tyranny.
Anything that opens the eyes of the sleepwalkers to the threat is useful smelling salts.
A necessary work.
Kudos Mr. Spencer.
Copies for concerned friends and family will go under the tree this Christmas.
Why am I reading this site, alone amongst all my friends? They ask me why I care so much about Islam; why does it bother me so much?
I wonder about them: are they blind? We have grown up in the same world, with the same choices.
I put it down in great part to the influence of books. I remember the profound effect on me of a book called "Freedom at Minight" by Larry Collins and someone else (both French - read it so longo, I've forgotten), about Partition in India. Another, "The Closed Circle", about Arabs, by David Pryce-Jones. "White Gold" by Giles Milton. Books about communism in Russia, Camdodia, China, the effects on people not unlike that of Islam. Recently, the flurry of books by Bruce Bawer and so on. "War of Visions" by Francis Mading Deng, about the Sudan and the problem of Islam.
None of this stuff is heavy-going, except perhaps the last-mentioned. And much more interesting than the inane novels around.
The Koran. That takes the prize as being a must-read. A real eye-opener, especially with Robert Spencer's guidance vie "Blogging the Koran".
Reading between the lines in newspapers,an act sometimes requiring effort and further research. Mark Steyn: a terrific writer, and very funny.
It is essential to make ourselves informed. Can you imagine, during World War Two, just reading novels and saying to people "I'm not interested in the war? Why do you care? Just pretend it's not happening. Who cares about the future? Anyway, it doesn't matter who wins - the Nazis can't possibly be worse than our present government!" This is, I feel, similar to the way most people are thinking now. A steady diet of political correctness, mixed with prosperity, has been irresistable to the majority.
So thankyou all for this site and your comments. And thank God for the world of books. Now to order this new one on Amazon...
I look forward to the book.
As for other recommended, I do suggest that you add Ali Sina's latest book 'Understanding Muhammad - a psychobiography'.
I'll let you know if any others not already listed come to mind.
I look forward to the book.
As for other recommended, I do suggest that you add Ali Sina's latest book 'Understanding Muhammad - a psychobiography'.
I'll let you know if any others not already listed come to mind.
How's this a double post when I only hit 'Post' once? Grrrrr!!!!
Insofar as America's well-being is concerned, this book has been a long time coming.
Robert, I love the cover and wouldn't change a thing. The psycho look in the eyes is perfect because it's so accurate.
Paging all non-Yankee posters and lurkers:
although Mr Spencer has called this book 'Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting *America* ...', the campaign of stealth jihad described therein is, beyond doubt, also being pursued in many, many other countries, for example, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Canada, Scandinavia, South Korea, Japan, in fact, anywhere that Muslims cannot yet pursue open warfare because the resident Infidels are still in the majority.
So: buy one copy for yourself, one for the family member you best get along with and one for your best friend (especially if said friend or family member happens to be in the Police Force, or the Public Service, or is employed in Law or in Education), and one for your political representative or representatives (in Australia, we Aussie jihadwatchers should make sure our State and Federal MPs and our Senators receive copies).
The cover: the face of a Muslim wearing the kaffiyeh, with only the eyes exposed, is a bit of a cliche, sorry to say, to alert us to the general problem of Islamic terrorism or issues relating to the Middle East - not entirely accurate for this book given its focus is not on the threat of terrorism per se, or from Muslims in that region. The stealth jihad, the focus of the book, is of course about the threat of people within the Islamic lobby industry in the States who do show their faces, their smiling faces, as they propagate the misleading notion that Islam is a religion of peace, that the best way to defeat terrorism is to delink the conception of it from Islam, and that real threat lies elsewhere (US foreign policy, "misrepresented" Islam in the media and academia etc). Robert, you know all this, so a little strange that you let the tired image of a Muslim wearing the kaffiyeh onto the cover. Wouldn't it have been more accurate and appropriate to have included a photo of Tariq Ramadan's face, or Ibrahim Cooper's?
In any case, I am sure that the content of the book - far more important than the cover - will be highly relevant, incisive and timely.
A perfect cover for a great, upcoming, book! I pre-ordered my copy in early summer and have been waiting, somewhat impatiently for this book to be released. I have read several books by Robert and they have all been accurate with the facts and history that he has used. The back cover states it all for me, and I pray for many others. I will be ordering several copies for holiday and birthday gifts. I would get one for Charles at LGF but I am sure he would not read it.
Amazon just notified me my three (pre-ordered) copies have been shipped!
Great title.
From the Back Cover
"Robert Spencer makes a solid case that the major threat to our way of life does not come solely from those radical Islamists who embrace violence and terrorism. It also comes from those who do not accept that they must live side-by-side on a basis of equality with those of other faiths in a civil society and who instead work in multiple ways toward obtaining special standing for Islam in our society and, ultimately, toward theocracy. A vital wake-up call of a book."
--R. James Woolsey, former director of Central Intelligence
"Stealth Jihad puts a provocative hypothesis to the test of empirical reality with forcefulness and clarity. Many will disagree with this--including our likely next president and vice president--but the burden is now on them to disprove this book."
--John Bolton, former U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations
"Robert Spencer has written the definitive book on radical jihadists. It's a brilliant and remarkable analysis and exposé of how Western society has succumbed corruptively to intimidation and appeasement and the demands of radical Islam. This book is a MUST READ for anyone wanting to know the truth about radical Islam's threat to the West and to moderate Muslims."
--Steven Emerson, author of American Jihad: The Terrorists Living among Us
"Legions of jihadists are determined to advance the cause of a universally dominant Islam--not just by violence, but by encroaching Islamic law and custom through litigation, political correctness, and exploitation of the West's crisis of confidence. In exposing this agenda, no writer has been more fearless, relentless, and effective than Robert Spencer. In Stealth Jihad he unfolds the comprehensive threat as well as it's ever been done."
--Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review legal affairs editor and bestselling author of Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad
"With his signature research, accuracy, and boldness, Robert Spencer has written a pioneering survey of the "stealth jihad" whose ambition and subtlety threaten the continuity of Western civilization."
--Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum and Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University
"traeh" is the man in my estimation. He always has been, probably always will be.
Jihad by stealth certainly seems to be on the rise in universities and not just in the US. In that far off land New Zealand, Otago university has introduced an Islamic studies course which is proving very popular. I haven't been able to find out who is funding it but suspect that it will be through the Dunedin mosque, the most southerly mosque in the world. Dunedin people are fairly easy going and are not at all concerned at the large influx of Asians into the area. Those I have spoken to say Islamic rooted problems happen overseas and not here.
My recommendation for the book list is Patrick Sookhdeo's 'Global Jihad - The Future in the Face of Militant Islam'. The book is primarily aimed at decision makers in politics, security, intelligence and the military but is also of interest to readers interested in Islamic violence in the world today. The ISBN code is 09787141-2-1.
Stealth Jihad is what we need to focus on now. The 'Big Bang Jihad' has, even though it's still ongoing, been widely discredited. It has been discovered (what a surprise!) that blowing up random people against their will causes suffering, not a better society.
Stealth Jihad is harder to track, harder to counter, significantly more subtle than Big Bang Jihad. It requires attention to detail, knowledge of what makes democracy and a free society tick, and almost never-ending dilligence to sort out Right from Wrong. The new book seems extremely timely, I'll get myself a copy as soon as The Book Depository gets it in stock.
I like The Book Depository a lot, BTW. It is much simpler to use than Amazon or B&N, shipping is always included in the price (no "Free shipping above £20" complication), they're effective, and if a book takes damage in transit, they do not hesitate to replace it. Their straightness has caused me to purchase many more books there than from Amazon.
Regarding recommendations for JW's book page, let me suggest:
Patrick Sookhdeo: Global Jihad
Dore Gold: Hatred's Kingdom
Ibn Ishaq (translated by Guillaume): The Life of Muhammad.
Oh. The supposed death of the paper book is wildly exaggerated :)
dlp:
Combined with the title, that would have been to invite legal action. What's more, a picture of a man in a suit and tie -- a man most people wouldn't recognize -- wouldn't communicate anything except to people already aware of the problem.
Cordially
Robert Spencer
How about having your books translated into other languages. Books like yours are badly needed in France where hardly anybody dares to write anything offensive about Islam.
How about having this last book translated and distributed in France. I'm sure you could be invited to major TV channels and talk shows. You'd face criticism from the left and some grandstanding moralists, as it is the case in the US, but the debate would start rolling in a big fashion and, truth be told, the majority of viewers will agree with you in a big way. Most french natives are getting exceedingly fed up with muslims.
Maxiio:
That would be great, but it is not up to me. There would have to be a French publisher interested in putting the book out, and they would then deal with my publisher, Regnery.
Cordially
Robert Spencer
Along with some friends in various countries, I've looked at translating some of Roberts' books. The problem really is to find a publisher who has the courage to get them out. Like in Russia or Greece, where knowledge of Islam is bloody superficial, getting these books out would be monumental.
We have people willing and able to do the translation work, for free or for a nominal fee. That's not much of a problem.
A publisher, willing to take on the work of printing and marketing, is the key to this happening. Suggestions welcome.
Terrific cover. The eyes have it.
Some book list suggests off the top of my head:
K.S. Lal "The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India"
Konrad Elst "Negationism in India"
St. Clair Tisdall "Religion of the Crescent"
Mark A. Gabriel "Islam and the Jews"
Francis Bok "Escape From Slavery"
William O. Levi "The Bible or the Ax"
Aaron Klein "Schmoozing With Terrorists"
Claire Berlinski "Menace in Europe"
Reuven Paz "Tangled Web, Intl Networking
of the Islamist Struggle"
(forthcoming)
November 18th? How strange! I ordered it to Amazon the day before yesterday and I received an email saying it was shipped today!
May be I will read it before you all!:-)
All the best
Robert,
Finally, your front cover testimonial blurb was not from a cancelled website or from a polarizing figure (ie; Ann Coulter) that perhaps marginalized the appeal of your work. James Woolsey's blurb was an improvement. Let's hope this book crosses over into the mainstream. Are you booked onto the "Today" show or "The View" yet?
I'll be adding "Stealth Jihad" to my library and collection of Spencer-alia; also gifts for friends, rellies and pollies.
Suggested additions to reading list:
Primary Sources:
1. Koran: which English version does RS/JW recommend?
2. Sayyid Qutb: of Muslim Brotherhood "fame" (or infamy)... eg "Milestones", "Social Justice in Islam".
3. "Reliance of the Traveller": the classic manual of Islamic Jurisprudence. This should be on the desktop of every JWatcher.
Cheers
I wish this had been published a month or two before the election.
I second the mention of "Brother Tariq". Just read it, deserves listing.
We'll be confronting TR himself next week. I took inspiration for questions from "Brother Tariq" :)
Wish you all the best with your current book RS, hope it reaches the right and powerful people.
this is an interesting read about how moslems took over Kashmir valley and how non- muslims are treated under moslem majority rule.
Kashmir- Wail of the Valley writen by Mohan Lal Koul
PDF of the book
http://ikashmir.net/wailvalley/doc/wail.pdf
Cover looks great Robert. I will be ordering it.
Thank you Robert for answering my post so fast. I am very grateful to you for everything you're doing to raise awareness about Islam, if only in the US.
Slowly it will reach all countries though, as the world cannot remain indifferent if a sizeable majority of US citizens start to dismiss Islam as an appalling ideology rather than a "great religion".
I do feel that the recommendations of books telling the tale of Islam in India are very important additions to your list. India must wake up as it would be a great loss to lose India to Islam. India and Europe are most at risk. India urgently needs a uniform civil code and to put an end to the network of madrasah. Sita Ram Goel had a good case, but was let down by the government due to intimidation. Anyway, you know better than me what's needed to win the battle.
Best regards,
Thierry
PS: I just bought your book.
Henrik - you are going to be confronting TR himself?
Good luck and God bless! Be sure to let Mr Spencer at least - and the rest of us here, perhaps - how it goes.
Had it on back order but should have asked the obvious question first...is there anyway we can get an autographed copy {pretty please!}