I stopped halfway reading this book.
When i picked this book up i had high hopes of getting an insight about the Islamic empire, the book has sadly disappointed me.

There are some points made which are Islamic accuret. At some chapters it feels like the writer had forgetten to write about the islamic inluence in the named city's/country and the empires which some importend and respected muslims had built.
This book mainly focuses on the speculations and rumors about some named people, which can come over as offensieve.

I don't know if the information given in this book is Islamic or historicly confirmed, my doubts about that are high.

The writer self is not a muslim, so i wonder if the written information are true based on research and experience visiting the named country's.

But there were some very interesting and accuret information in some of the chapters.

The chapter on Tripoli is especially vile and one of the most evil things I've read in a while.