Muhammad in Europe

{{Short description|Book by Minou Reeves}}

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Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-Making is a biography of Muhammad by the Iranian writer and lecturer Minou Reeves, published in 2000.{{cite journal|title=Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-Making |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-review/article/muhammad-in-europe-a-thousand-years-of-western-myth-making-minou-reeves-garnet-publishing-reading-uk-2000-xii300-pagesbibliography-2500-cloth-isbn-1-85964-123-7-/E6110ECE48831FCE194F73792D82B739|journal=European Review|date=February 2001 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=118–119 |doi=10.1017/S1062798701260104 |accessdate=|language= |last1=Geoffroy |first1=Eric |url-access=subscription }}

The book has been reviewed by Gerald R. McDermott.{{cite journal |last1=McDermott |first1=Gerald R. |title=Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-Making |journal=The Sixteenth Century Journal |date=1 December 2004 |volume=35 |issue=4 |pages=1197–1199 |doi=10.2307/20477199 |jstor=20477199 |language=en |issn=0361-0160}}

Eric Geoffroy{{cite journal |last1=Geoffroy |first1=Eric |title=Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-Making. Minou Reeves. Garnet Publishing, Reading (UK), 2000 (xii+300 pages+Bibliography). £25.00; cloth; ISBN 1-85964-123-7 |journal=European Review |date=February 2001 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=118–119 |doi=10.1017/S1062798701260104 |language=en |issn=1474-0575}}

and Nabil Matar.{{cite journal |last1=Matar |first1=Nabil |title=Muhammad in Europe. By Minou Reeves, biographical contribution P. J. Stewart. Pp. xii+307. Reading: Garnet Publishing, 2000. £25. 1 85964 123 7 |journal=The Journal of Ecclesiastical History |date=January 2002 |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=108–193 |doi=10.1017/S0022046902422567 |language=en |issn=1469-7637}}

Overview

This book not only speaks about the life of Muhammad but also discusses the relationships and conflicts between the Western and Islamic worlds. The book also discusses the effect that Western attitudes have had on the Muslim psyche and attempts to explain the diverse attitudes of many modern Muslims towards the Western world today.{{cite web|title=Muhammad in Europe: A Thousand Years of Western Myth-Making |url=https://nyupress.org/books/9780814775646/|website=nyupress.org|accessdate=|language= }}{{better source|date=May 2018|Reason=Publisher's blurb, not an independent, reliable source}}

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