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A review by honestlyrussell
Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain by Ed Husain
4.0
I was provided with an ARC of this book for free via NetGalley in exchange for a review.
Among the Mosques is a non-fiction read were the author visits several mosques around the UK and looks at how Islam is practised in different places and by different religious sects. As someone who was raised as an atheist, this book was not interesting but educational. Prior to reading this book I had only really thought of Islam being practised by Sunni and Shia sects but this book made me realise that it's really the tip of the iceberg.
It's clear that the author has put a lot of work into this book and tried to make it as diverse as possible. Some chapters were longer than others, but I never felt bored and thought that the right amount of time was dedicated to each city.
The only reason I have given this book 4 stars and not 5 is that I think that the author comes across as quite biased towards some aspects of the worship shown in this book but doesn't actually explain why he is against certain things. For example, when reading this I strongly got the impression that the author is against women covering their hair, but he doesn't explain why he feels that way. The author also doesn't explain his personal background, which I think would have given a lot of context to his opinions.
Among the Mosques is a non-fiction read were the author visits several mosques around the UK and looks at how Islam is practised in different places and by different religious sects. As someone who was raised as an atheist, this book was not interesting but educational. Prior to reading this book I had only really thought of Islam being practised by Sunni and Shia sects but this book made me realise that it's really the tip of the iceberg.
It's clear that the author has put a lot of work into this book and tried to make it as diverse as possible. Some chapters were longer than others, but I never felt bored and thought that the right amount of time was dedicated to each city.
The only reason I have given this book 4 stars and not 5 is that I think that the author comes across as quite biased towards some aspects of the worship shown in this book but doesn't actually explain why he is against certain things. For example, when reading this I strongly got the impression that the author is against women covering their hair, but he doesn't explain why he feels that way. The author also doesn't explain his personal background, which I think would have given a lot of context to his opinions.