An old stock of myths, prejudices, and self-serving stereotypes find vigorous, if not rigorous, use in constructing a grand new...  Read More

An old stock of myths, prejudices, and self-serving stereotypes find vigorous, if not rigorous, use in constructing a grand news narrative which makes certain to affix "hero" and "villain" statuses strategically, upon the united states and islam respectively.  Read Less

Those who attempt to do so despite obstacles can at best count on substantial frustration as reward for their efforts.

Those who attempt to do so despite obstacles can at best count on substantial frustration as reward for their efforts.  Read Less

Said states that mostly all of the news coverage concerning "islam" has been quite thoroughly, and often quite intentionally, fake.

Said states that mostly all of the news coverage concerning "islam" has been quite thoroughly, and often quite intentionally, fake.  Read Less

At times, this feels like an offsetting game that really reduces into standard power politics.

At times, this feels like an offsetting game that really reduces into standard power politics.  Read Less

It was delivered on time, no problems at all.

It was delivered on time, no problems at all.  Read Less

This book help us comprehend how the world is so different from what we believe it is: it's bigger and more complex than the da...  Read More

This book help us comprehend how the world is so different from what we believe it is: it's bigger and more complex than the daily news we watch on tv and read on the newspaper.  Read Less

) american relations with iran are worse than ever; we are still stumbling about blindly in the middle east particularly under ...  Read More

) american relations with iran are worse than ever; we are still stumbling about blindly in the middle east particularly under an ignorant, racist president who thinks only of his investments and “playing with the big boys”.  Read Less

More importantly, because middle eastern studies in american universities lead so many people into careers as government consul...  Read More

More importantly, because middle eastern studies in american universities lead so many people into careers as government consultants, or oil company employees (and because so much of the funding comes from government and oil companies), those studies usually do not focus on muslim culture as something of interest and value in and of itself, but are concerned rather with how it relates to american power and business interests.  Read Less

We are not concerned, in other words, with how an institution in an islamic country effects the local people, but only with whe...  Read More

We are not concerned, in other words, with how an institution in an islamic country effects the local people, but only with whether it makes them more or less pro-american.  Read Less