“A tour de force. . . . Any reader will come away from this book with a better frame of reference for assessing today’s headlines.” —The Kansas City Star
“Holy War brings compassion, objectivity, breadth, and imagination to the most urgent crisis of our time.” —The Boston Phoenix
“Erudite, balanced, and lucidly written. . . . [Provides] a mine of useful information on Muslim-Western perceptions of each other. . . . An important book.” —Library Journal