I just had to check it out because a) I was certain that he has an arabic or near Arabic name, but.
b) I was more certain that his book could not have been written by someone who grew up among muslims, or educated as a muslim, nor living even remotely in a muslim-controlled environment.
An Arabic first and last name with Nicholas as a middle name indicates a Christian Arab. He may well have grown up “among” Mohammedans but his worldview would be very different.