by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Editorial ReviewIn this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, to her intellectual awakening and activism in the Netherlands, and her current life under armed guard in the West. One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following an Islamist's murder of her colleague, Theo van Gogh, with whom she made the movie Submission. Infidel is the eagerly awaited story of the coming of age of this elegant, distinguished -- and sometimes reviled -- political superstar and champion of free speech. With a gimlet eye and measured, often ironic, voice, Hirsi Ali recounts the evolution of her beliefs, her ironclad will, and her extraordinary resolve to fight injustice done in the name of religion. Raised in a strict Muslim family and extended clan, Hirsi Ali survived civil war, female mutilation, brutal beatings, adolescence as a devout believer during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, and life in four troubled, unstable countries largely ruled by despots. In her early twenties, she escaped from a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands, where she earned a college degree in political science, tried to help her tragically depressed sister adjust to the West, and fought for the rights of Muslim immigrant women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Even though she is under constant threat -- demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from her family and clan -- she refuses to be silenced. Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi Ali's story tells how a bright little girl evolved out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no story could be timelier or more significant.
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- Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
- INFIDEL is Excellent reading
A story of a young girl who grew up in a poor country under ISLAM. Her story of how she lived in different countries and why she decided to leave
ISLAM. Her trials and tribulations are real and very well written.
You will not want to put this book down after you start reading.
- The courage to break free from religious oppression!
If ever there has been a rousing testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit, the incomparable Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book is precisely that. This should be required reading for all those politically correct dopes who go about saying that Islam is a religion of peace, that the Quran doesn't really "mean" all those genocidal things it says, and that women really aren't treated so badly in the Islamic world. This valiant woman proves them dreadfully wrong, and does so with an equanimity of spirit that is... more info
- Perfect book for brainwashing
If you hate Muslims, don't understand Islam and want to justify your hatred and fear, this is the perfect book for you.
Based upon a fabricated story, Islamophobic Ali has made hating Islam into a best-selling genre.
- A thought provoking must-read
What I loved most about this book is the author's courage, strength, and candor. What an incredible life she has had! I found her opinions on Islam and the Muslim culture very thought provoking, and pondered them long after I finished the book. She writes about things that many people don't want to believe or think about. This is a perspective-expanding book, and I have recommended it to many people I know.
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