Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: A real snoozer, apologetic, and irrelevant post-9/11

Many are snapping up whatever they can read about Islam, driven by our desire to know more about our enemies who are trying to kill us. This book won't help. It's more of a sympathetic, scholarly treatment of Islamic culture and practice, not a primer that is in any way helpful in gaining perspective on militant, radical Islam. If you want to know more about mainstream Islamic practices and tenets, but aren't looking for a satisfactory answer to why so many Muslims hate America, Jews, and Christians, then by all means, buy this book.