Inside Islam offers an unprecedented and extremely timely examination of Islam, one of the world's three major monotheistic religions, in all its complexity. Editors John Miller and Aaron Kenedi, who in God's Breath collected the essential sacred texts of seven major wisdom traditions, bring together pieces by such notable writers and thinkers as Karen Armstrong, Huston Smith, V. S. Naipaul, Thomas Cleary, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Robert D. Kaplan, Geraldine Brooks and others. Organized into three sections—on Muslims, their beliefs, and their ancient and modern conflicts—Inside Islam is for everyone seeking new levels of understanding about the religion whose influence is being felt around the world now more than ever.

Islam /Huston Smith -- Muhammad / Akbar S. Ahmed -- The Qur'an / Thomas Cleary -- Mecca / Michael Wolfe -- Islam in America / Mark Singer -- Islam in Iran / Ryszard Kapuscinski -- Islam in Malayasia and Indonesia / V.S. Naipaul -- Islam in Egypt / Geneive Abdo -- Islam in Turkey / Robert D. Kaplan -- Islam in Afghanistan / William T. Vollmann -- Muslims and the west / Karen Armstrong -- The roots of Muslim rage / Bernard Lewis -- Women in Islam / Geraldine Brooks -- Why they hate us / Fareed Zakaria.