Islam and the Future of Tolerance

Interesting Facts

• The book is a dialogue between Sam Harris, a well-known atheist, and Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist who became a liberal Muslim.
• One of the key themes of the book is the need to distinguish Islam as a religion from Islamism as a political ideology.
• Harris and Nawaz discuss how one can criticize Islam without being Islamophobic.
• The book emphasizes the importance of reforming Islam from within so that it can adapt to the modern world.
• The dialogue between the authors demonstrates how constructive discussions on complex topics can be conducted despite significant disagreements.