Dear reader from the Western world! I would like to start with a warning: I am not exactly known for making life easier for others. Those who seek truths they already believe they know, who think they possess evidence they already have, who wish to confirm Orientalist perspectives or reinforce anti-Arab prejudices, and those who expect to hear once again the old lullaby of the "clash of civilizations" are advised to stop reading right here and now. For in this book, I will do everything to disappoint expectations. I will shatter illusions, debunk dreams, chase away phantoms, and dismantle preconceived opinions. How? Quite simply, by sharing the following, and this is just the beginning...