The complex and volatile relationship between the Islamic East and the West has been continuing for centuries. In some ways, it changes, but in many others, the conflict stays the same. Islam and the West provides a detailed history of the conflict and the fundamental misunderstandings and assumptions Westerners make about Islam and its followers.
Author Wagih H. Makky, PhD, has dedicated his career to analyzing and improving the national security of the United States. As a practicing Muslim who lived much of his adult professional life in America, he is uniquely positioned to give a practical and understandable overview of Western-Islamic relations with emphasis on the United States. His work features a comprehensive, holistic look at the many different facets of the conflict.
Makky tackles the deception behind the phrase "Islamic terrorism" and shows the real causes of the violence. By clarifying the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, he reveals previously unexplored issues and ideas.
Makky emphasizes that a peaceful end to the conflict is possible, but that the first step is for the West to know the truth about Islam. The only way to fight prejudice and discrimination is with an open mind and understanding.
About the Author: Dr. Wagih H. Makky earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering and worked as an avionics engineer in the Egyptian Air Force. He later moved to the United States to pursue his doctoral studies.
Makky's career took him to academia and multiple national laboratories throughout the United States. He worked on infrared detector materials for Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).
Makky helped found the Aviation Security Research and Development Group for the US Federal Aviation Administration. He went on to work with the US Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11. Makky is nationally and internationally renowned for his work in aviation security.
Makky has grown increasingly appalled at the overwhelming ignorance of Islam in the West. He hopes to combat prejudice and bigotry with his new book, Islam and the West.
