A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam First Printing Edition

by Wafa Sultan (Author)

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From the front page of The New York Times to YouTube, Dr. Wafa Sultan has become a force radical Islam has to reckon with. For the first time, she tells her story and what she learned, first-hand, about radical Islam in A God Who Hates, a passionate memoir by an outspoken Arabic woman that is also a cautionary tale for the West. She grew up in Syria in a culture ruled by a god who hates women. “How can such a culture be anything but barbarous?”, Sultan asks. “It can’t”, she concludes “because any culture that hates its women can’t love anything else.” She believes that the god who hates is waging a battle between modernity and barbarism, not a battle between religions. She also knows that it’s a battle radical Islam will lose. Condemned by some and praised by others for speaking out, Sultan wants everyone to understand the danger posed by A God Who Hates.

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WAFA SULTAN is a Syrian-born American psychiatrist included on Time Magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2006. She created a firestorm on Al-Jazeera as the first Arab Muslim woman on that network who demanded to be heard.

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press; First Printing edition (October 13, 2009)
Language : English
Hardcover : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0312538359
ISBN-13 : 978-0312538354
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.82 x 1.01 x 8.49 inches

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- #380 in Women in Islam (Books)
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- #17,602 in Women's Biographies

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Ameena A.

Mohammed: Prophet or warlord?

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015

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Excellent book. The God of the Qu'ran (which, as a former practitioner of Islam, I HAVE read!) thinks like a warlord. That's because he IS a warlord (Mohammed!). Mohammed travelled extensively as a young man and encountered many Jews and Christians. According to several sources, much more erudite than myself, he then reconstituted both religions to create the Qu'ran. Of course, to give his book any teeth, he had to write verses detailing the horrors of hell if one didn't conform. And then he decided to add that if you leave Islam, you can be killed. Smart man. He, thus, accomplished his goal of uniting the tribes and solidifying his power. Was Mohammed a prophet or a wily warlord? Ask yourself. The Qu'ran is now the foundation for the cultures of many countries...mostly failed states where you can't do anything without bribery. Sadly, Muslims are not allowed to question or think for themselves. It is a few rare souls like Wafa and Hirsi Ali who have shown great bravery in voicing their concerns and opinions regarding Islam which I consider not a religion, but an ideology, on par with Nazism.

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Maxster

Two Thumbs Up!

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016

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About the author’s credentials: Dr. Wafa Sultan, MD, is a Syrian-born Muslim who relocated, some years ago, to the United States. Her field of medical specialization is psychiatry. Dr. Sultan is perhaps best known for her critique of Islam - initially, as a consequence of a debate she had with a Muslim cleric that first aired on al-Jazeera television in 2006. Interestingly, TIME magazine voted Dr. Sultan one of the world's 100 most influential people in that same year.

About this book: While the title of the book may appear rather ‘negative’, even foreboding, it is important to realize that Sultan objects not so much to god(s) generally as much as she objects to the god ‘revealed’ by Islamism. All in all, Dr. Sultan has written a compelling book that sheds light on the subject of Islam - as seen through the eyes of a Muslim woman who is well versed in modern-day psychology.

Summing up: One of the more important/informing moments in “A God Who Hates” occurs when Sultan shares her view that it is the Islamic cultural jihadists, as opposed to the terrorists, who represent the most serious long-term threat to the U.S. IMO, placing "A God Who Hates" on one's 'to-do' list, if for no other reason than to grasp Sultan’s thinking on this last point, is cause enough to read her book.

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Deborah Brunovsky

Be wary of the smile behind the berka. Be wary.

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016

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I believe that what this author is conveying through her writing is an invitation to look more deeply into the minds of Muslims. She did, in fact, live the life of a child/women growing up in at atmosphere of fear and control. If women growing up in the United States even for a moment think your lives are so oppressed, read this story and many others like this, and then see where your gratitude lies. I gave this book 5 stars, not because I think it was so well written, but by the story that put it in print. All people involved in making decisions for our country, the United States, should read this book. Stop being so politically correct and wake up to what is here and ahead.

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Jean ElizabethTop Contributor: Pets

Great book about the psychology of Muslims and how it came about

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2016

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This book gives me an understanding of Muslims and Islam that I did not have before. It is so hard to understand why these extremists want to kill us. It gave me an understanding of the San Bernardino shooters. Honestly, in reading this I tend to think that Donald Trump is right about not letting any more Muslims into the country for a while. They present a good face but many of them in their hearts truly hate us. If you read the book you will find out about this. It is amazing to me that someone this bright and accomplished came out of this culture. Hirsi Ali is another one who saw the evils in the culture and came out of it. They are both in danger because of being so outspoken. That confirms the evil of the Muslim religion if you ask me. There are some reformists, but I would want to know their hearts.

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Calling it like it is

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016

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Clearly and intelligently written.
Mrs. Sultan makes the very good point that Allah is a god without power. It never acts on its own, but must depend on the doings of mere men, angry men at that. Angry because they only have their own human strength to defend their god; and not the other way around.
Mrs. Sultan also documents the devastation that islamization does inside a person and she confess that the scars and some of the damages will live with her to her last breath.
A courageous book by one who knows and can think for herself. Thank you.

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Csudutov Csudinka

Fascinating facts about Syrian and Arab culture

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2015

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A must read for all, atheists and muslims, too. For me the most intriguing thing was the fact that there is a difference between written Arab and everyday spoken Arab language, and those who are illiterate (e.g. most women or people in rural areas) do not understand what their imam says in the mosque . I didn't know about this. I knew that non-Arab muslims don't understand what's in the Quran, but it's really interesting that most Arabs don't understand it either. That explains a lot to me. Also, it's a fascinating book to read about an interesting life, and how a human mind makes a journey from devout believer to being completely atheist.
This book contains facts from the author's life, and charges against Islam where the proofs are literal quotations from the Quran and the Hadiths. I would like to read counter-arguments against these statements, but all I found was accusations that Dr. Sultan is writing these books just for money and that Islam is a religion of peace. No reasoning on the other side. Until there is no reasoning, I must accept Dr. Sultan's viewpoint.
Considering the book from a literature point of view, there are a lot of repetitions, to emphasize the points she's making but I personally didn't find these too disturbing. Also, it's written in an easy language, therefore many non-native English speakers will be able to read this easily.

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Robert Potter

intelligent woman (as the book makes plain) - illustrating the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2014

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Wafa Sultan grew up in Syria. She was luckier than many, with a family that allowed her to become educated and, eventually, a doctor. But, living in a closeted, inward-looking Muslim society, where any man (however thick) has authority over any woman (however clever), and where obedience to authority is imbibed with mother's milk, it was not until she was obliged to leave and live in the US that she actually began to feel free enough to think. And this is an educated, intelligent woman (as the book makes plain) - illustrating the stultification inherent in a Muslim world.

The first part of the book is essentially this story - growing up in an authoritarian and misogynist world, then discovering that the outside world is not the degenerate and racist place that one has always been indoctrinated about. The last third or so of the book is an interesting thesis - based on experience - as to why the Muslim world is so limited and blinkered and authoritarian, and why it inevitably cannot actually meet the real needs of its peoples. You should read the book for the full details.

Wafa Sultan has gone on the achieve some fame/notoriety in televised conflicts with assorted wise men/mad bigots (depending on your point of view...), many of which can be found on Youtube. Brave woman, and an eye-opening book.

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soonhan

A brilliant book which illuminates facts of how Muslim women live and treated in Syrian

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2019

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This book really has open my mind about the Islam law and its attitudes toward its society. I think the world should know about this, what is Islamic teaching! I did not know Islamic teachings that are full of hatred, unjustly cursing towards any non believers of Muslim. The ways that how their very own women and girls being mistreated and being devalued are unspeakable. Muslims men should really learn to love and respect to not only their daughters and mothers but also other races too. This book should be a wake up call f or them. They should adjust their way of life away from the barbaric ways that prophet Mohammed had set for them. They should know by now that Prophet Mohammed was using God's name to impose fear in his fellow Muslim in order to fulfill his greediness. Prophet Mohammed was really a devil in disguise. His evil ways should not be used as an example for the fellow Muslim in order for their people to find peace and love in their life.
It is sad that till this day Muslim did not know they had been manipulated by their so called prophet but not God himself. It is just a cruel system that Muslim created to control and bully its citizens especially their female population. The level of exercising a basic human right for any women is next to zero as I understand it. What a complete barbaric system and belief. I totally can see why the writer expressing her hates towards her God.

D. B. Prentice

Eye opening honesty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2017

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An amazing read. Written by a lady brought up in Syria and exposed the cruelty, the down trodden life of the female. Quotes from the Koran and Hadith (sayings of Muhammad) give backing to her delivery supporting her claims that Islam is far removed from any notion of a religion of peace. All writing deflate an vengeful god who basically seeks to destroy all unless they follow a creed that is abomination in the eyes of civilization. A God a who Hates presented by this bold woman is a far cry from the God who loves worshipped by Jews and Christians alike. The god of Islam is not the God of Jews and Christians, far from it. The book also touches on many radical conceptions or misconceptions.

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M Gray

A must-read for anyone seeking to understand this subject

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2017

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What a brave lady. What great understanding she has of the Middle East, of the peoples, their mindset, and their suffering - especially the women! I have read other books on this subject but Wafa Sultan makes you feel you are there, among the people and experiencing their lives. She shares her own life in honesty and truth, and for that I trust and admire her, She has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of her subject, and articulates it well. I would recommend this book for anyone seeking to understand this subject.

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pawelgonzalez

If you want to read a good book about fear, superstition and all other crazy behaviours and believes of people who share the sa

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2014

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I simply love her story and what she has to say. I only wish that I had as much courage as Wafa Sultan. If you want to read a good book about fear, superstition and all other crazy behavior and believes of people who share this planet with you and me then that is the book for you.

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