KulturSchock Islam is the informative companion for better understanding Islamic countries and their inhabitants. It explains the cultural peculiarities, the thought processes and behaviors of the people, thus providing orientation in the unfamiliar travel routine. Cultural stumbling blocks are cleared away in an entertaining and easily understandable manner, while providing solid background knowledge about Islamic societies, their values, and traditions. This includes behavior tips from A to Z with numerous suggestions for appropriate conduct, references to additional and entertaining multimedia sources on the internet, as well as literature recommendations for further exploration. The multitude of Islamic societies creates a vibrant and highly complex picture. Visitors to Islamic countries are sometimes confronted with modern and open-minded societal forms, but also with rigid moral concepts.