No God but God Egypt and the Triumph of Islam

This most recent effort shows the peaceful nature of Islam and is a fascinating look at an Islamic subculture mostly unknown to the Western non-Muslim. Abdo, a Middle East correspondent for the Guardian and the Economist, has delved into the grassroots Islamic movement in Egypt to show how that country is accepting modern secularism, yet at the same time rediscovering Islamic religious devotion, and doing it peacefully. Abdo was able to break through the walls of mistrust felt toward the Western press by donning full Islamic dress and was allowed into a world that has little before been seen by outsiders. Through her interactions with Muslims of all social structures and classes in Egypt (thereby showing that Islamic revivalism is not a matter for just the poor), Abdo presents fruitful cross-cultural undercurrents that provide hope for peace and understanding between secularism and religion. Michael Spinella