Mohammed Ayoob is University Distinguished Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Michigan State University, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy, in Washington, DC. He was the Founder-Coordinator of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University from 2006 to 2012.Danielle N. Lussier is Associate Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College.

On the whole, the book is a useful single-volume read... It does an excellent job of taking us beyond the superficial lenses of newspaper columns, social media debates, and TV commentaries. Anyone interested in the texture of Muslim politics in the contemporary world will find much of value here.