Re: Need Book Suggestions
This "radical Islamic stuff" comes straight from historical books written in the time period after the Prophet's death - the same ones that are used by scholars when desiring support for other theories they feel are perfectly Islamic.
Its so easy to pick and choose and turn a blind eye to literature that is out there, but hasn't been cross-referenced much because surprise-surprise: most muslim scholars historically have been male, many of which have been serving as political puppets.