It IS About Islam: Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate (3) (The Control Series) Paperback – August 18, 2015

Strengths:-Condensed version of elements in the history of Islam-Layering of arguments is pretty strong; they are supported a fair bit-Has a footnote section in back (shows research and sources)-Attempts to answer some of the main detractions from dubbing Islam as comparable to the Christianity-Recognizes different sects and different variations of Islam-Brief readWeaknesses:-A few arguments could be stronger-Sources could also be stronger (less popular newspapers/sources back to The Blaze)-The book will be going along fine, well written, very strong, then a minor political attack will occur, and it will be a bit of a reach.This book isn’t bad, I’ve been going through and challenging myself to read different genres and new releases this summer, coming out when it did, I went through and read this book earlier tonight. I read the prologue, provide in Amazon, prior to reading the book itself, and enjoyed what I read. I enjoyed it because the arguments seemed logical, and there were a few choices of language that I really liked, especially the context about not knowing how much Jefferson actually read his version of the Qu’ran. That admission is small, but impactful.I’m the same person who bought a tire cover with “Don’t Treat On Me,” not realizing it was a Tea Party Slogan, so I’m relatively slow on the uptake with politics and various people associated with party ideology. I say that, because I just approached this book as a book, and read it with a fair level of scrutiny that I would read any book. I do a lot of research and read a lot of journals, I also tend to approach things very critically, looking for both sides of a view point. I’d have to say that as a work pertain Islam and the U.S., it is a very well written book that gives strong consideration regarding some of the fundamentals of Islamic belief.The writing is not simple, but not overly complex, so that ideas surrounding the concepts of Islamic ideology can be understand, and in some situations within the context of the writings of the Qu’ran, which is used heavily to give support to some of the positions that extremists have. I can also go to the footnote index and see where some of the headlines and additional information is being pulled from, so I know the context as well in which the information was drawn from by Beck. That’s a huge plus, and something that is not always present, especially in articles. The historical over-view of the faith of Islam is the strongest part of the book.An area with some weaknesses is within the interpretation of some of the faith elements of Islam. Beck draws comparisons in how Christianity is NOT Islam, which, in all honesty, is an argument that is often left alone quite a bit. At first I was disappointed because there was a large shortcoming in this area, until Beck discusses reform within the religion itself. In my mind, that is a pretty good distinction, with a few other arguments about how Christianity and Judaism are not stoning people to death for being a woman or homosexuality. I can get on board with the not stoning people to death thing. However, this differentiation could be made strong, and although Islam calls for a state based on religion, Beck mentions Judaism a lot, and overlooks the element that Leviticus and Numbers are all about rules for governance. I can infer the element of reform with Judaism, but it is not explicitly stated.The “Lies” section that is discussed by Beck becomes more of a reach in some of the premises and arguments, but, for the most part, they are pretty sound. Yes, there are violent Muslims, and, (like Christianity), one of the basic tenants of the faith is go out and make more followers. Beck also constantly looks at the language of calling ISIS the JV team; noted by Beck, ISIS controls an area larger than the size of Connecticut; which is pretty significant.The one thing that I keep coming back to, and really wants me to make this a four star book is Beck’s rationale for why there is an apologist attitude towards Islam. Beck indicates that it has to do with a book, written by Said, that has been read at universities all over the U.S. Beck identifies that this is the origin of the ideas of calling those who are anti-Muslim or question the faith “racists.” I was a history major, I never read the book, and assuming that students in college actually read all their books is another issue. There is a huge window of opportunity to look at the PC talk that surrounds Islam, HUGE, but this is where there are couched political jabs that would make the read stronger if left without them. However, the PC talk around Islam is interesting, but the reasoning given by Beck is unsatisfactory; why not argue maintaining political constituents?For a book that is relatively short, I commend the amount that Beck has undertaken and attempted to convey. I think that the writing itself is really good and accessible. I’d recommend reading it, there are some pretty well reasoned arguments. For a book, for a book's sake, I really liked it.

Excellent fact-base from which one can draw their own conclusions. Beck chooses not to advocate a position, per se (despite the title of the book), but rather largely recounts the history of Islam which helps to explain why some (i.e., extremist) followers of the religion think the way they do…i.e., those most likely one would call 'terrorists'. One word describes and explains why so many things happen in the world overall: POWER. And Beck's book provides the background to help everyone understand what the 'bad guys' are really looking for…a return to the 7th century 'ideals' as promulgated by Muhammad, considered by the faithful to be the only true carrier of the word of God (Allah). Said differently, the leaders within the religion are looking for more power at the end of the day. Basically, "true believers" would like to return to the 'good old days' when the caliphate provided a base from which the Islam religion can spread. But unlike the thinking in Western culture, which often sees an important and necessary separation of church and state, the religion of Islam intertwines the religion with law (i.e., Sharia). The more extreme elements within Islam see the rest of the world as "you are either a 'true believer'…like the rest of us…or you are the enemy".I personally like Glen Beck quite a bit and frequently agree with many, if not most, of his views. But what is refreshing in this book is that he does very little advocating of a view…rather, most of his time is spent providing the historical background to the religion which helps explain why the religion CAN provide a basis for terrorism in some minds. From this recounting, the reader can come to their own conclusions. While most sane individuals I know who are Muslim find the Islamic Extremist's view of the religion to be repugnant, there is clearly room within the religion for the "true believers" to agree with basic tenants of Sharia (such as the stoning to death of female adulterers) to make the potential of these "true believers" to be truly scary.NET: Nobody would ever accuse Glen Beck of being a scholarly intellect, and this book is clearly not a scholarly project. Yet, Beck's pragmatic approach to researching and, at times, interpreting the facts is extremely well-done in laying out the basic views of this religion and the issues associated with certain interpretations (i.e., the 7th century view) of what Islam commands. Easy to read, well-written, and more refreshingly objective than I expected. Buy this book if you're interested in better understanding what the civilized world is up against.

Every person 18 years old and older should be required to read this book! It is extremely well-written and it explains, in clear language, why we in the West are facing an existential threat from Islam. People are woefully ignorant about the goals of Islam, which are completely contradictory to our democratic heritage and values. Islam is a totalitarian religion that seeks world domination in the form of a caliphate. We better start wising up before it's too late.

good one. readable stuff

An extremely well researched, illuminating examination of ISIS, Islamic extremists. In the 1930's most ignored the rise of Hitler and did nothing to stop him before he got so big that it took WW11 , and the millions of lost lives, before peace was restored. Unless the world wakes up soon and stops ISIS and Iran ,what we will have will be far worse that anything Hitler did. I fear that President Obama's Iran deal will eventually lead to a global conflict. The Germans wanted to win but also wanted to live, whereas the Muslim extremists are more dangerous because they are happy to die for Allah. This book really explodes the myth of Islam being a peaceful religion, and shows the plan that ISIS has for precipitating the end time conflict between Islam and non believers. Read and wake up, time is running out.

I could not put this book down! After being engulfed in a sea of politically correct lies and half-truths, this factual account of the state of things was a breath of fresh air. Highly recommended!

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