“The West’s ‘conversation’ with Islam has always been one sided affair, essentially a dialogue with itself… The very idea of Islam reflects a Western discourse perpetuated by those social groups and institutions that stand to benefit from its survival.” Jonathan Lyons in Islam through Western Eyes.

This 2012 book is very relevant today as there are individuals and social groups that currently stand to benefit from a negative image of Islam. 

The book sheds light on the root causes of why anti-Islam and anti-Muslim discourse keeps on flaring up. Lyons illustrated the quoted main argument of the book on three case studies "Islam and Science", "Islam and violence" and "Islam and women".   

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