Query: Islam and society books that don't include Islamic fundamentalism.
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
People Like Us (book)
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise
Islam at the Crossroads
The Future of Islam
Engaging the Muslim World
Covering Islam
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe
My Mother's Story
"Believing Women" in Islam
The Mirage (Al-Suwaidi book)
Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples
The House of the Mosque
Nine Parts of Desire
Islams and Modernities
Islam and the West
Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland
Protecting Human Rights of Children and Women
Evidence from documents: People Like Us (book): '''''People Like Us''''', published in 2007, is a book authored by Muslim Australian academic, musician and former commercial lawyer Waleed Aly.
The text highlights the egocentricism and the "endless misunderstanding and mutual, cross civilisational ignorance" that - according to the author - pervade contemporary Islam-related attitudes and discourse. In the process it discusses issues including the hijab, jihad, fundamentalism, radicalism, and secularism.
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: '''''The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise''''' is a non-fiction book written by Dario Fernández-Morera and published by ICI Books in 2016. In it, the author argues against ''La Convivencia'', the hypothesis that the Spanish Islamic realms (Al-Andalus) were religiously tolerant.
Fernández-Morera is a Cuban-born associate professor at Northwestern University in the United States, specialising in the literature of Miguel Cervantes. ICI Books is the publishing arm of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, an American conservative think tank.
Islam at the Crossroads: '''Islam at the Crossroads''' is a book written by Muhammad Asad. The book originally published in Delhi and Lahore in 1934, and was later reprinted by Dar Al-Andulas in 1982 with an additional note by the author.


The book is basically a plea to Muslims to avoid blind imitation of Western social forms and values, and to try to preserve instead their Islamic heritage which once upon a time had been responsible for the glorious, many-sided historical phenomenon comprised in the term "Muslim civilization". Asad dedicates the book to "the Muslim youth of today in hopes that it may be of benefit."
The Future of Islam: ''''The Future of Islam''''' is a nonfiction book by English poet and author Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. It was originally published in 1882. It explores many aspects of Islamic politics and the Ottoman Empire at that time.
Engaging the Muslim World: '''''Engaging the Muslim World''''' () is a 2009 non-fiction book about the relationship between the United States and the Arab and Muslim worlds written by University of Michigan historian Juan Cole. His goal in writing the book was to illustrate the true Muslim perspective towards the U.S. and explain why that has developed. The book recommends full engagement and diplomacy with all forms of Islam and criticizes the policy of preemptive military action, arguing that it should be only used as a last resort. The book blasts what it calls the Bush administration's "Islamophobic discourse".
Juan Cole as pictured in May 2007.
Covering Islam: '''''Covering Islam''''' is a 1981 book by Palestinian author Edward Said, in which he discusses how the Western media distorts the image of Islam. Said describes the book as the third and last in a series of books (the first two were ''Orientalism'' and ''The Question of Palestine'') in which he analyzes the relations between the Islamic world, Arabs and East and West, France, Great Britain and the United States.


''Covering Islam'' deals with issues during and after the Iranian hostage crisis, and how the Western media has speculated on the realities of Islamic life. Said questions the objectivity of the media, and discusses the relations between knowledge, power and the Western media.
Said postulates that, if knowledge is power, those who control the modern Western media (visual and print) are most powerful because they are able to determine what people like or dislike, what they wear and how they wear it, and what they should know and must not know about themselves.
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: '''''Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West''''' is a 2009 book by Christopher Caldwell about the impact of the mass immigration of Muslims to Europe in the 20th century.
My Mother's Story: In his memoir, Rafizadeh relates his and his mother's life in patriarchal, male-dominated systems and Islam. He addresses the social, political, and cultural history of Islam from a socio-political and psychological perspective.
"Believing Women" in Islam: '''''"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an''''' is a 2002 book by Asma Barlas, published by the University of Texas Press.
The Mirage (Al-Suwaidi book): This book, originally published in Arabic as “Al-Sarab” (), is a review of the history, origin, evolution, practices and objectives of political Islam in Arab and Muslim societies.
Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples: '''''Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples''''' is a non-fiction book by V. S. Naipaul published by Vintage Books in 1998. It was written as a sequel to Naipaul's ''Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey'' (1979).


Naipaul draws a distinction between Arab countries and the countries of "converted peoples" where the adoption of Islam involves to some extent the adoption of Arabic culture. The book describes his five-month journey in 1995 revisiting four Muslim countries: Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia.
The House of the Mosque: The book follows the life of an Iranian family from 1969 on through the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the installment of the Khomeini government, and ends after Khomeini's death.
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women''''' (1994) is a non-fiction book by Australian journalist Geraldine Brooks, based on her experiences among Muslim women of the Middle East. It was an international bestseller, translated into 17 languages.


The book deals with cultural and religious practices, describes positive as well as negative experiences, and in parts is critical of cultural practices related to the oppression of women.
Islams and Modernities: The book explores the history of interaction between Islam and Europe, analyzing myths about those interactions created by Orientalist and Islamist viewpoints.
Islam and the West: '''''Islam and the West''''' is a 1993 book written by Middle-East historian and scholar Bernard Lewis.


The book deals with the relations between Islam and Western civilization. It is divided into 3 sections.
The first section treats the history of the interactions between Europe and the Islamic world. The second section is concerned with the perceptions arising from these interactions by both societies. The third and final section is concerned with Islamic responses and reactions in earlier and recent times.
Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland: '''''Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland''''' is a 2004 academic book about Muslims who live in Xinjiang, a region of China. The collection of essays was edited by S. Frederick Starr. The book was heavily criticized by the Chinese government, and thirteen contributors were banned from entering the country.
Protecting Human Rights of Children and Women: In his book, Rafizadeh illustrates the intersection between the religion of Islam and child marriage. It describes the connections between patriarchal and male-dominated systems, as well as the regional conflict, Islam, and the Syrian Civil War. He addresses the social, political, and cultural history of Islam from sociopolitical and psychological perspectives.