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Through encounters and conversations with people in the region, from sheiks to mullahs, and academics to former slaves, Negus explores those questions pre-occupying non-Muslims in our post-September 11, post-Bali, post-Saddam world: Should we fear Islam? What do Muslims believe and why? Do they really fight jihads, holy wars? Just how great is the mutual ignorance - the belief chasm - between Muslims, Jews and Christians or do we have far more in common than we realise? And where does a loving God or a loving Allah fit into all the violence and hatred?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGeorge Negus is one of Australia's most respected journalists and popular personalities. 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