Resources
On this page you will find links to the books, videos, articles and researches quoted and mentioned in the different chapters of Sandcastles & Snowmen. Additional resources will be added periodically, so make sure to check back.
Books & References
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1. The Quran New Translation- Oxford-
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
2. Even Angels Ask- Jeffry Lang
3. Struggling to Surrender- Jeffry Lang
4. The Amazing Quran- Garry Miller
5. The Bible, The Quran, and Science -
Maurice Bucaille
6. Muhammad, A Biography of The Prophet -
Karin Armstrong
7. Muhammad, A Prophet for Our Time-
Karen Armstrong
8. The First Muslim- Lezley Hazelton
9. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History- Michael H. Hart
10. The Content of Character, Ethical Sayings of The Prophet Muhammad - Hamza Yusuf
11. The Geography of Thought – Richard Nisbett
12. Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps - Barbara & Allan Pease
13. Propaganda - Edward Bernays
14. 1001 Inventions The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization, edited by Salim T.S. Al Hassani –
National Geographic
15. Lost History, The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists- Michael H. Morgan
16. The Crowd – Gustav Le Bon
17. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics-
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita & Alastair Smith

18. Affluenza – Oliver James

19. Losing My Religion, A Call for Help - Jeffrey Lang
20. Allah’s Sun Shines on the West - Sigrid Hunke
German: Allahs Sonne über dem Abendland
French: Soliel D'Allah Brille Sur L'Occident
Lectures & Videos​

TED talk- Lezley Hazelton
2. Seeing Muhammad and Each Other Whole,
TED talk - Lezley Hazelton
3. The Quest for Meaning, excerpts from a lecture – Tariq Ramadan
4. Dawkins on Religion – Aljazera video Interview at Oxford by Mehdi Hasan
5. The Universe Within Us- Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History - Video interview on History.com
6. Weird or Just Different? TED talk - Derek Sivers
7. Why domestic violence victims don’t leave,
TED talk- Leslie Morgan Steiner
8. Why Is (x) The Unknown? TED talk – Terry Moore
9. Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People - Documentary- Jack Shaheen
10. The Century of The Self - BBC Documentary
11. Islamic Banking Made Simple - Dr. Sameh Al Atwy
12. The Islamic Civilization - BBC documentary series - Adam Hart Davies
13. 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets- award-winning short film starring Ben Kingsley
14. Islam Crash Course in 10 minutes – John Green
15. Our Need For A Sense Of Unity- Alan Watts & Terence McKenna
16. The Meaning of Life by a 9-year-old boy
17. The Azan art installation, Muslim call to prayer from a church in Switzerland – Johannes Gees
18. The Disappearing Male- CBC documentary

19. Inside Islam, What a Billion Muslims Really Think - Documentary

20. What If Money Didn't Matter? - Alan Watts

21. Me and The Mosque - Documentary

22. The Muslim Jesus - Documentary

Articles & Research​

1. Dawkins is Wrong- Religion is Rational -
Mehdi Hasan –Huffington Post
2. Sharia Law: The Five Things Every Non-Muslim and Muslim Should Know- Qasim Rashid- Huffington Post
3. The Downside of Cohabiting before Marriage, New York Times
4. Attraction in Cross Sex Friendships- University of Wisconsin, Scientific American & Forbes
5. Women Feel Less Safe Than Men in Many Developed Countries- Gallup Survey
6. Sweden Is Not Gender Equal - The Local Newspaper
7. A Woman’s Reflections On Leading Prayer- Yasmin Mogahed
8. Top 100 rich people could solve world poverty
four times over - Oxfam report
9. Britain is The Most Unequal Western Country- The Independent
10. How Billionaires can Build Bridges to the Middle Class- Wall Street Journal
11. Jihad Against the Abuse of Jihad- Abukar Arman
12. How Islamic Inventors Changed The World-
The Independent
13. MuslimHeritage.com- Website
14. Style in Islamic Art - Website

15. MyJihad.org- Website
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16. The Paradox of Our Age - Dr. Bob Moorehead
17. Is Your Life Happy or Meaningful? - The Atlantic
18. The Relationship between Religion & Shopping– University of Tel Aviv

19. Who Invented The Middle East?- Sahar El-Nadi- The European Magazine

20. English words of Arabic origin - Wikipedia
21. Some women-empowering features of Islamic law- report by Asifa Landes, Institute for Social Policy & Understanding (USA)
22. Terrorism is to Jihad as Adultery is to Marriage - Shaykh Abu Aaliyah Surkheel, MuslimMatters.org