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"Above all, Jones narrates Islamic history as a love story. She makes it a story of choices, struggle and reform, rather than subjugation and mindless obedience."
-Adnan Mahmutovic, professor of English at Stockholm University, reviews "The Sword of Medina" and interviews Sherry:

Read the Interview
Read the Review

Read Sherry's most recent post on AOL News: "Lara Logan Assault Exposes Egypt's Dirty Little Secret."

Read Sherry's new post: "What I Saw in Egypt," posted at AOL.com here.

Author Janet Skeslien Charles interviews Sherry for her Paris blog: http://www.jskesliencharles.com/2010/11/a-terrorist-attack-against-a-book/

I Want Her Job features an interview with Sherry: http://iwantherjob.com/sherry-jones/

Courtesy of AOL.com and Red Room, here's a blog post by Sherry on censorship, in observance of Banned Books Week, Sept. 25-Oct. 2.

Sherry made a recent post in aol.com's opinion page entitled, We Have Nothing to Hate But Hate Itself. An excerpt appears below:

My books are published in 20 languages, beloved by hundreds of thousands of readers and inspiring strength and courage in women around the world. This is the result of living a loving and courageous life.

Click here for the full post.

A recent review of The Jewel of Medina appeared in Denisebomfim's blogspot page. The review is in Portuguese but an excerpt appears in English below:

In short, the book is interesting and shows the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) as a generous leader, wise and pious, who respects women, enhancing the female figure as a key player in forming the first Islamic community.

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The Sword of Medina wins a Silver Medal in the 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards: http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1362

Listen to a May 22 interview with Sherry on Blog Talk Radio by clicking here!

Raging Bibliomania gives The Sword of Medina a review. Click here to read the article!

Below is the new trailer for The Sword of Medina!

Click here for an Associated Content review of Jewel of Medina. The article calls it "above all, a love story."

Author Joni Rodgers posts an interview with Sherry on her "Boxing the Octopus" blog here

Click here to read Sherry's article in the November issue of New Humanist magazine on self-censorship, free speech, fear, and the Yale University Press.

Here is a video from Sherry's Serbian book tour, in which fans discuss "The Jewel of Medina" and "The Sword of Medina"

Sherry was interviewed on National TV in Serbia, where she is promoting "The Sword of Medina." Click here to see the video.