How can caring Christians approach Islam? As relations between Islam and the West grow more polarized, many Christians are nervous about meeting Muslims. How can we possibly overcome years, if not centuries, of mistrust? Christine Mallouhi, who married into a Muslim family and has lived much of her life in the Middle East, suggests we should emulate St. Francis, who during the Crusades went to be with the Muslims and even shared the gospel with the Sultan. We should start by seeing Muslims as people, she suggests. "When Muslims are skeptical of our creed, confused by our message and wounded...

This is an important book for Christians venturing among Muslims - for secular employment, humanitarian work, missionary work, or merely crossing the road to meet their neighbour. Observant and witty, it charts the ludicrous mistakes Western Christians mak