Comments on: Review of rotten book by the Sookhdevil

By: Indigo Jo Blogs — Robert Spencer, Patrick Sookhdeo and me

Indigo Jo Blogs — Robert Spencer, Patrick Sookhdeo and me — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:38:12 +0000

[…] exchange (read the comments), to dub Sookhdeo “the Sookhdevil” — resulting in Sookhdeo being threatened with death by some of Indigo Jo’s coreligionists. Yusuf did not, of course, call them […]

By: Ibn Abbaas

Ibn Abbaas — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:45:27 +0000

A Muslim has also recently published a book review from a religious and theological perspective. It makes for an interesting read: http://www.salafimanhaj.com/pdf_page.php?pdf=119

By: Indigo Jo

Indigo Jo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:40:09 +0000

@John Allan:

I don’t need to read the book; I’ve read enough of Sookhdrivel’s other ramblings in various British publications. You can use my search box to find things I’ve written in response to articles by him I have read. I actually do buy and read books by authors I often disagree with, but this man’s writings are too predictable, with an awful lot of obvious factual errors and false accusations, to make his book worth the money or time.

By: John Allan

John Allan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:14:22 +0000

It isn’t the greatest sign of an open mind that you condemn a book unread simply on the basis of a book review (which you don’t seem to have read too carefully either, but that’s another story). For what it’s worth, my sympathies in this debate are with Ben White, but I’m alarmed that you’re prepared to dismiss a book as “drivel”, and label its author as “Sookhdevil”, without even taking a look at it. The best way to stay comfortable in your deep-rooted prejudices is to stay well away from confronting any ideas that might just disturb them.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:21:08 +0000

Thanks saarim, but I don’t know if I’d describe myself as a “conservative Christian” ;)

By: saarim

saarim — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:42:48 +0000

An excellent review, though I’m surprised it was written by a conservative Christian. That the book was endorsed by neocon blowhards, Frum and Gaffney, is enough to know that the book is drivel.