It should be obvious that in today's political climate the need to know Islam as it is (which includes as it has been throughout the centuries) is very important. Yet the "old guard" media in the West continues to ignore the issues of Islam's history, religious doctrines, treatment of women, enthusiasm for jihad, class structure within Moslem countries, and so on.
So where do you start?
Here's a helpful bibliography from Marvin Olasky.
