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One of today’s most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened that she would be next. She made headlines again when she was stripped of her citizenship and resigned from the Dutch Parliament.

Infidel shows the coming of age of this distinguished political superstar and champion of free speech as well as the development of her beliefs, iron will, and extraordinary determination to fight injustice. Raised in a strict Muslim family, 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 ruled largely by despots. 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 women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Under constant threat, demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from 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 evolves out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no other book could be more timely or more significant.

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"A brave and elegant figure...an honest woman...No one who reads her [memoirs] will doubt the self-questioning and the rigorous honesty of her mind. Perhaps, as in Voltaire's short story 'L'IngÉnu,' it is that too much honesty is sometimes unpalatable, even if it is couched in civil terms...She has an open mind that has released itself from the old straitjacketed frame of reference of Right and Left, she is instinctively, deeply antiauthoritarian and she is unlikely to stick to straight ideological lines. She will go on asking difficult questions."
-- Isabella Thomas, The Observer

"Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one of Europe's most controversial political figures and a target for terrorists. A notably enigmatic personality whose fierce criticisms of Islam have made her a darling of...conservatives...and...popular with leftists...Soft-spoken but passionate."
-- The Boston Globe

"Too potent a social critic to be tolerated any longer [in her home country]...an unflinching advocate of women's rights and an unflinching critic of Islamic extremism."
-- The New York Times

"A charismatic figure...of arresting and hypnotizing beauty...[who writes] with quite astonishing humor and restraint."
-- Christopher Hitchens

About the Author

Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, was raised Muslim, and spent her childhood and young adulthood in Africa and Saudi Arabia. In 1992, Hirsi Ali came to the Netherlands as a refugee. She earned her college degree in political science and worked for the Dutch Labor party. She denounced Islam after the September 11 terrorist attacks and now serves as a Dutch parliamentarian, fighting for the rights of Muslim women in Europe, the enlightenment of Islam, and security in the West.

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Atria Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743289692
ISBN-13: 978-0743289696
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
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Average Customer Review: 1,566 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #103 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Political
- #262 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Specific Groups > Women
- #604 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Memoirs

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B. Parsley

One Woman's Journey Out of Bondage

February 3, 2016

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Riveting is one word I would use to describe Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book, Infidel. Her story is one of defiance and great courage. You will see Islam through her eyes and feel her fear, and anger. You will be impressed with the courage that it took this young twenty-two year old girl to reject a marriage she did not want and to escape to a culture that she had been taught to detest. You will see how gradually the light was turned on and she began to see the falseness of all she had been taught. You will cheer her fight to bring awareness to the plight of Muslim women and girls who are basically slaves to an ideology that denies their personhood. Fathers, brothers, and other male relatives have totally control over their lives. Ayaan risk her life to tell the truth about the abominable treatment of Muslim women, not only in the Arab countries but also how they are importing their beliefs to European countries. She has been under the threat of death from Muslim clerics, has had to go into hiding, and has stood and faced it all with dignity. No book will make you more thankful to have been born in America than the book Infidel. It is a must read.

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April 24, 2017

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This book confirms the undeniable force that a woman can have; this woman is without a doubt the bravest most honest thinking person to be born AND from a place I would call Hell on earth run and operated by a religion that was created by the devil himself. If women want a hero, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the only one I would choose.

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Mark Ellins

5 star message and a must read....

March 1, 2014

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It is hard for me to give 5 stars to a book. For me Ayn Rand, Victor Hugo and the like are 5 stars. This book is a diary of a Somalian woman depicting her lifetime of 40 years. The first half of the book covers her period in Africa and Saudi Arabia or better described, her Muslim period and the second part covers her emancipation from Islam and it harsh way of life as she conceives it. Even though in the end, the emancipation comes at a tragic price.

For me a 5 star book has to be a book that can last and can be read for a long time. Her writing flows and I felt what she wrote was pure and honest. She introduced us to her feelings even if it put her in a not so nice light. Her input and messages were to the point when describing her intake of the situation.

I originally thought this would be a book bashing Islam when it fact it wasn't at all. Theoretically, you could swamp out Islam from the book and replace it with Christianity, Judaism, communism, liberalism, conservatism or any "ism" that demands man or woman to stop thinking for themselves and to blindly obey. She even covers tribalism that had a direct devastating affect on Somalia to this day.

Stating that, Ayaan provides us a very interesting background to her dissatisfaction with Islam, specific to her. She shows the violent side of the faith especially to women. She shows us life in Somalia and Saudi Arabia and what is happening to women. The submission to the religion is generating violence in the home, honor killings, female circumcision, radicalism and of course terrorism.

Her history is realistic. I feel she never over does it and no matter how hard it was with her parents, she still cares for them. Her message is clear, Islam, like any submissive ideology, needs to go through enlightenment. It needs to stamp out the causes that generate violence. The message is a positive and open one. Her book gave me a lot to think about and I hope it will do for you.

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An Infidelity That Needs To Catch On...

June 29, 2015

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INFIDEL chronicles the journey of Ayaan Hirsi Ali from her difficult birth, through her life in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, etc., and her eventual arrival as a refugee in Holland. Ms. Ali's story of internal and external struggle is fascinating and quite enlightening. Her personal evolution from blind follower to agnostic, and finally to atheist is a courageous, mighty story of a rise from oppression to freedom, both physically and intellectually. After finishing this book, I was struck, not only by her bravery and outspokenness, but also by her integrity and compassion toward those under whom she suffered most, mainly her family. Many would have been bitter or vengeful under similar circumstances- beatings, genital mutilation, forced marriage, etc.. Ms. Ali is forgiving and forward-looking. Many are offended by her views on Islam, yet I detected no hint of cynicism or hatred in her account. She merely told her life story, from her personal viewpoint. Everyone is entitled to do the same. Her experiences, and more importantly, how she reacted to them, are what sets her apart. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a force for peaceful reason in a violent world of superstition and make-believe...

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Nataša MV

Very honest in revealing

January 31, 2017

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In a way this autobiography has two parts, one when the author lives in Somalia and manly in Kenya and the other one when she starts "her new life" in Holland. The first part is more personal, more intimate, we learn how excruciating difficult life can be in Somalia or Kenya.
The second half doesn't give the reader the same insight into the deeper levels of author's personal life. But this is all with good reason: now the topic of the book shifts to the issue of integration of the refugees in Holland. There are no easy situations and the author does not hesitate to give her clear and very persuasive views which can be also be at the same time very painful revelations.
This is great book which addresses timely topics.

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Step into the life of a Somalian Muslim woman!

This book gives great insight into the world of a Somalian Muslim woman.

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Insightful into the Muslim world and groups like the Muslim Brotherhood. Her stance against hatred, abuse of women and children is commendable and courageous.Read more

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Someone I TRULY ADMIRE. She is a true modern living hero! Highly recommended book!!

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