IS ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION VIOLENT? Many in the West believe that Islam and Muslims are indeed violent. In the Muslim world, this question itself implies Western prejudice. The answer can only be achieved by comparing various parameters of the violence of "civilizations." In this book, violent conflicts of various "civilizations" of the last two centuries have been quantified, compared, and analyzed through well-established scientific principles and presented in layman's terms. Daudi mounts a spirited, logical defense of Islam in the face of Western propaganda ... (he) approaches Islam as a neutral, methodical observer. Daudi uses statistical terminology and impressively detailed tables to enhance his objectivity. Although Islam and violence may be correlated, he finds no proof of a cause-and-effect connection, and he upholds that hypothesis by listing acts of bloodshed..... his arguments are rational and supported with clearly presented statistics... A dense secular defense that makes important points about how the West scapegoats Muslims. -- Kirkus Indie Imbesat Daudi is a urologist, a surgeon, and a scientist by profession. He was born in India and was educated and trained in India, West Germany, and the United States. He holds a medical degree from India (M.B.B.S), a Masters and a Ph.D. in physiology and cell biology from Albany, NY. He completed his training in general surgery in West Germany and in urology from Syracuse, NY. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology, and a Diplomate of the West German Board for General Surgery (Arzt Für Chirurgie).