Dead Man Tell No Tales: Susan Zalkind's Story on Ibragim Todashev

Check out @ThisAmerLife episode 519: 'Dead Men Tell No Tales.' http://t.co/IyJkGD89pk
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) March 10, 2014

This American Life is one of my favorite National Public Radio programs. This episode focuses in another of the glorious episodes in the United States's War on Terror, about which this blog has a series of entries.

Review: "The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and Its Arabs" by

Princeton University Professor David Avrom Bell (Twitter) reviewed The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and Its Arabs by Andrew Hussey in The Guardian.

My take on Andrew Hussey's "The French Intifada" http://t.co/KKTGJYUGPM
— David A. Bell (@DavidAvromBell) March 1, 2014

I have not read the book.

Interview with Marjan Kamali, author of "Together Tea"

h/t Jennifer Zobair

Thrilled to have an interview with Marjan Kamali, author of the gorgeous debut novel TOGETHER TEA, on @storyandchai! http://t.co/8QFBxzbSWQ
— Jennifer Zobair (@jazobair) February 27, 2014

Together Tea by Marjan Kamali (Twitter). I have not read the book.

Review: “Painted Hands” by Jennifer Zobair

wood turtle (Twitter) reviewed Painted Hands: A Novel by Jennifer Zobair (Twitter) for Muslimah Media Watch. You can purchase direct. I have not read the book.

Review: Political Islam in the Age of Democratization by Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai

New review: Political Islam in the Age of Democratization by Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai @palmacpolitics http://t.co/faRZULkFWG
— LSE Review of Books (@LSEReviewBooks) February 26, 2014

Amani El Sehrawey reviewed Political Islam in the Age of Democratization by Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai on behalf of the London School of Economics and Political Science Review of Books. I have not read the book.

Review: The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism by Trevor Aaronson

Trevor Aaronson's The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism gathers disparate news stories into one narrative: the frequency of "terrorism" convictions in the United States in the years following 2001 is neither a measure of the threat terrorism poses to public safety nor of the effectiveness of the federal government in protecting United States residents.

Review: Do Muslim Women Need Saving? by Lila Abu-Lughod

Subashini Navaratnam reviewed Lila Abu-Lughod's book Do Muslim Women Need Saving? at popmatters.com. I have not read the book.

Updated February 23, 2014: Naaz Rashid's review dated today is on The London School of Economics and Political Science website.

Review: Burqas, Baseball and Apple Pie by Ranya Tabari Idliby

After listening to an interview with Ranya Tabari Idliby, author of Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie: Being Muslim in America, I published a response/rant the guilt from which compelled me to buy and read the book.

My response to the interview reflects my views, but the book impacted me more deeply and, upon reflection, helped me appreciate Ustaza Ranya's positions. I present some criticism unique to the book and a few observations, and I end with a strong promotion of the book and Professor Ranya.

Interview with Mark Cohen, Contributor to A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations

Joseph Richard Preville conducted an interview with Professor Mark R. Cohen, and it was published in IslamiCommentary.org on January 28, 2014.

Jews and Muslims have been intertwined for fourteen centuries. Their long relationship is the subject of A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day (Princeton University Press, 2013). read more

Professor Cohen is one of the contributors to the book. I have not read the book.

Review: Sophia by Shafinaaz Hassim

Fatima Bheekoo-Shah reviewed Sophia: a novel by Shafinaaz Hassim (Twitter) in OnIslam.net, February 16, 2014. I have not read the book.

A Kindle version is available for USA readers.