Appalled by the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, Warraq offers a reasoned examination of the world's second largest religion. He criticises various aspects of Islam, including the Rushdie affair, the oppression of women and the enforcement of taboos.
Chapter 2: The Origins of Islam
Chapter 3: The Problem of Sources
Chapter 4: Muhammad and His Message
Chapter 6: The Totalitarian Nature of Islam
Chapter 7: Is Islam Compatible with Democracy and Human Rights?
Chapter 8: Arab Imperialism, Islamic Colonialism
Chapter 9: The Arab Conquests and the Position of Non-Muslim Subjects
Chapter 10: Heretics and Heterodoxy, Atheism and Freethought, Reason and Revelation
Chapter 11: Greek Philosophy and Science and Their Influence on Islam
Chapter 12: Sufism or Islamic Mysticism
Chapter 15: Taboos: Wine, Pigs, and Homosexuality
Chapter 16: Final Assessment of Muhammad