Do I need to be afraid of Islam?

The new book of the famous Russian Islamic scholar and political scientist Alexei Malashenko is addressed to a variety of circles of readers - from statesmen to inhabitants, because Islamophobia is widespread in almost all layers of modern Russian society. And it is generated by a misunderstanding of not only Islam, but also the complex nature of the world in which we all live. In this multi -confessional, polyetonical and polycentric world, Islam and Muslims belong to a significant place due to the growing number of Muslim population, and the important position of many countries with the mainly Muslim population, and the character of this youngest of the monotheistic religions of the world. Pointing to this objective reality, the author calls to distinguish between Islam and Islamism as its natural political dimension, and Islamism to distinguish from radical currents that arise in its environment, which have both warlike and terrorist directions and organizations.
The author shares his deep knowledge with readers about the modern Islamic world, describes the position of Islam in Russia in detail