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See more books from this Author...Holland's cavalier treatment of his sources, ignorance of current research and lack of linguistic and historical acumen serve to undermine his provocative narrative.
Read Full Review of In the Shadow of the Sword | See more reviews from GuardianThe lives of some people who have dared to question the historicity of the prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an have been ruined, even ended. We must hope that Holland is spared their wrath and that his excellent book will be lauded...
Read Full Review of In the Shadow of the Sword | See more reviews from GuardianIn a view that Mr. Holland takes forward from Wansbrough and his disciples, Islam was born not in the deserts of Arabia but in the borders of Syria-Palestine...
Read Full Review of In the Shadow of the Sword | See more reviews from WSJ online...I love him for making a YA novel so unapologetically literary, for not assuming all these references would be wasted on teen readers, for writing up rather than writing down.
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