"One of the main arguments I make in the book - and perhaps the most controversial argument, which has gotten me attacked from both left and right - is that Islam is, in fact, exceptional in how it relates to politics, law and governance. In both theory and practice, Islam has been, is and will continue to be resistant to secularization. In other words, Islam is different. It is fundamentally different than other major religions."

I 100% agree with this, and I think it is for the same reasons that Islam was such a tremendously empowering force for its followers prosperity in the Middle Ages.