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Я многим обязан Сьюзан Хоффман, которая, руководя Институтом непрерывного обучения Ошер при Университете штата Калифорния в Сан-Франциско, убедила меня прочитать там в 2006 году курс по исламу и его взаимоотношениям с западным миром. Эти лекции вошли в число семян, из которых впоследствии выросла эта книга. Росту их поспособствовали Нилс Суинкел, записавший несколько лекций на диктофон, и Мэтт Мартин, директор радиостанции KALW, который отредактировал эти записи и еженедельно выпускал их в эфир.

Следующей хочу поблагодарить Кэрол Манн, моего агента. Когда я признался ей, что думаю о новой книге – пока очень смутно, представляю себе что-то вроде «мировая история глазами мусульманина» – она воскликнула: «Точно! Твоя следующая книга должна быть об этом! “Запад Кабула” – взгляд с точки зрения муравья, а ты дай взгляд с птичьего полета!» И была права: я стремился описать взаимоотношения Востока и Запада, их пересечения и точки разрыва так, как они видятся «с птичьего полета».