well-developed literature of skeptical criticism of Islam

May 23, 2010 3:37 PM

Where can I find some well-developed literature of skeptical criticism of Islam in general and Shia or Sunni philosophy specifically? Scholarly criticism would be preferred.
posted by clueless22 to Religion & Philosophy (3 answers total)

Do you have access to online databases for books and articles, like eBrary, EBSCOhost, or LexisNexis? There's a lot of stuff out there, but you often need an academic affiliation to access it.
posted by HopperFan at 5:59 PM on May 23, 2010

Not scholarly I'm afraid, but there's a communist critique by Al-Djouhall (who was Lebanese I believe, though elsewhere I've seen it claimed he was Persian) called 'The Misery of Islam'; I've not read the whole pamphlet but the introduction is floating around the web.
posted by Abiezer at 6:21 PM on May 23, 2010

Why I Am Not a Muslim, by "Ibn Warraq".
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 8:05 PM on May 23, 2010