Bibliography of books critical of Islam
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Islam, sorted by source publication and the author's last name.
General
- Bostom, Andrew. The Legacy of Jihad, Prometheus Books.
- Bat Ye'or Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide, Madison, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
- Harris, Sam. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, W.W.Norton.
- Harris Sam, Maajid Nawaz, Islam and the Future of Tolerance
- Hitchens, Christopher. God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, New York: Twelve Books,.
- Manji, Irshad., The Trouble with Islam, Vintage Canada,
- Pipes, Daniel. In the Path of God: Islam and Political Power, Transaction Publishers.
- Pipes, Daniel. The Rushdie Affair: The Novel, the Ayatollah, and the West, Transaction Publishers, paperback
- Spencer, Robert. The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion, Regnery Press, 2006
- Spencer, Robert. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades), Regnery Press, 2005.
- Spencer, Robert. The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims, Prometheus Books, 2005.
- Spencer, Robert. Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West, Regnery Publishing, 2003.
Criticism of Islamic texts
- Ibn Warraq. The Origins of The Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book, edited by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 1998, hardcover, 420 pages,
- Ibn Warraq. The Quest for the Historical Muhammad, edited and translated by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2000, hardcover, 554 pages,
- Ibn Warraq. What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text, and Commentary, edited and translated by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2002, 600 pages,
Literature and plays
Teaching of Jacob- Jihad! The Musical
- Dayananda, S., & Bharadwaja, C.. Light of truth : Or an English translation of the Satyarth Prakash, the well-known work. Allahabad: Arya Pratinidhi Sabha.
- Nasrin, Taslima: Lajja. Shame: A Novel. Kankabati Datta. Amherst: Prometheus Books..
- Padmanābha,., & Bhatnagar, V. S.. Kānhaḍade prabandha: India's greatest patriotic saga of medieval times : Padmanābha's epic account of Kānhaḍade.
- Rushdie, Salman. The Satanic Verses.
- Voltaire, ''Mahomet''
Autobiographical and travelogues
- Maajid Nawaz: Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism
- Ibn Warraq. Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out, edited by Ibn Warraq, Prometheus Books, 2003, hardcover, 320 pages,
- ibn Warraq. "Why I Am Not a Muslim", Prometheus Books.
- Darwish, Nonie Now They Call Me Infidel, Sentinel.
- V. S. Naipaul. Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey, Knoph.
- V. S. Naipaul. ''Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples.''
Women and Islam
- Bellil, Samira, To Hell and Back: The Life of Samira Bellil. Trans. Bison Books 2008
- Sushmita Banerjee. Kabuliwala's Bengalee wife. Calcutta: Bhasa o Sahitya.
- Skaine, R.. The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland.
- Laṭīfa,., & Hachemi, C.. My forbidden face: Growing up under the Taliban; a young woman's story. London: Virago.
- Shaikh, Anwar. Islam: Sex and violence. Cardiff: Principality Publishers.
- Durrani, T., Hoffer, W., & Hoffer, M.. My feudal lord:A Devastating Indictment of Women's Role in Muslim Society. London: Corgi Books.
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi De zoontjesfabriek. Over vrouwen, islam en integratie Uitgeverij Augustus
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now, Harper Publications.
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi Infidel: My Life
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
- Nasrin, Taslima. My Bengali Girlhood. Gopa Majumdar. South Royalton: Steerforth Press.. Trans. of Meyebela
- Swarup, Ram: Woman in Islam
- Sultan, Wafa, A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam, St. Martin's Press,
- Koofi, F., & Ghouri, N.. The favored daughter: One woman's fight to lead Afghanistan into the future. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Yousafzai, M., Lamb, C., & Panjabi, A.. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban.
- Wahab, S.. In my father's country: An afghan woman defies her fate. New York: Crown.
- Ahmedi, F., Ansary, M. T., & Ahmedi, F.. The other side of the sky: A memoir. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment.
By continent
Asia
South Asia
- Aziz, K. K.. The Murder of History: A critique of history textbooks used in Pakistan. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publ.
- Goel, Sita Ram The Calcutta Quran Petition by Chandmal Chopra and Sita Ram Goel
- Lal, K. S. The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India. New Delhi, Aditya Prakashan, 1992.
- Lal, K. S. Theory and Practice of Muslim State in India
- Sarkar, Jadunath: History of Aurangzib
- Swarup, Ram: Hindu View of Christianity and Islam
- Shourie, Arun & Goel, S. R.,. Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them. New Delhi: Voice of India.
- Shourie, Arun: ''Eminent Historians: Their Technology, Their Line, Their Fraud''
West Asia
- Lewis, Bernard. What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East, Oxford University Press.
- Schwartz, Stephen. The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror, Doubleday.
Europe
- Blankley, Tony, The West's Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations?, Washington, D.C., Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005-02-25,
- Fallaci, Oriana, The Force of Reason, New York, Rizzoli International, 2006
- Lindhout, A., & Corbett, S.. A House in the Sky: A memoir.
- Houellebecq, Michel, Soumission, 2015
- Phillips, Melanie. Londonistan: How Britain is creating a terror state within. London: Encounter books.,
North America
- Pipes, Daniel. Militant Islam Reaches America, W.W. Norton & Company.
Reports
- David Lagerlöf, Jonathan Leman, Alexander Bengtsson., Expo Research
- Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Hans Brun, , International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence, March 2013