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Title: Recommended to friends and colleagues
Review: I am a social worker in NYC where we have a substantial Islamic population. Some of our cases involve members of the Islamic faith, many of whom are first or second generation Americans. This book has helped me better understand how their normally peaceful religion has been hijacked into what we see today, with a heavy discrimination against women and people outside the Islamic faith. According to this biography, Muhammad taught religious tolerance and respect for all God's creatures, and he held eminent respect for women, included them in important work and often consulted them. I enjoyed the book immensely, but more than this I found a deeper appreciation for one of the world religions that is so little understood here in the US.
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