Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.

Keys to the kingdom -- Basics: What is Islam? -- City of God -- Muslim patriot acts -- Islam in the capital of the Birkenstock nation -- Basics: Who is Allah? -- Imam Zaid and the education of American Muslims -- Jihad grows in Berkeley? -- History -- Basics: Who was Muhammad? -- From Muhammad in Mecca to Ray in San Jose -- Cordoba and the misappropriation of memory -- Misconceptions -- Basics: What is the Qur'an? -- Islam and violence -- Islam and women -- American cult of fear -- Basics: The five pillars -- Obsession vs. Jesus camp -- Stealth Jihad -- Conclusion: The work continues.

Are Muslims infiltrating American society? What does Islam really teach about women's roles? Does the Qur'an condone violence? Presbyterian pastor Ben Daniel tackles common stereotypes and misconceptions that tend to define Islam in the popular imagination. Daniel also looks at Christianity's own history of violence and explores what he calls "the American cult of fear," particularly as it relates to the rise of Islamophobia in the United States. Blending travel narrative, interviews, and well-crafted storytelling, Daniel helps debunk the myths and put a human face on Islam in America. -- Publisher.