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This book is the personal memoirs of the influential somalian-born Infidel Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Now go back and read that statement a few times. This is her personal story full of her personal recollections and thoughts. Therefore of course this book is going to be biased. Anyone who goes into this book thinking anything different is a fool. Everyone carries there personal bias with them. I certainly do, as a committed atheist who has had the honour of meeting Miss Ali, i am completely biased in her ...more
Now go back and read that statement a few times. This is her personal story full of her personal recollections and thoughts. Therefore of course this book is going to be biased. Anyone who goes into this book thinking anything different is a fool. Everyone carries there personal bias with them. I certainly do, as a committed atheist who has had the honour of meeting Miss Ali, i am completely biased in her ...more
An absolutely fascinating and horrifying memoir all at the same time. I found Ali's journey amazing. Her ability to cut through the crap and finally use her brain is truly memorable and heroic.
She starts at her beginning. She describes her life as a child and the effect that growing up a Muslim, moving around from various Islamic countries, and not having her father around very often had on her. She describes in horrific detail the abuse of her and her sister, their circumcisions. But she also d ...more
She starts at her beginning. She describes her life as a child and the effect that growing up a Muslim, moving around from various Islamic countries, and not having her father around very often had on her. She describes in horrific detail the abuse of her and her sister, their circumcisions. But she also d ...more
Wow! Just wow...review to come.
"Infidel" by Ayann Hirsi Ali is her gripping memiors about growing up Muslim in African countries and Saudi Arabia, and how she escaped a live of servitude to blaze her own path.
Ali's life story is astounding. She is a beautiful and honest writer and this book would be worth reading simply for her life experiences alone. But the last third of the book deals with her emmigration to Holland and her learning experiences about Western culture and becomming a citizen of a secular country. Ali provide ...more
Ali's life story is astounding. She is a beautiful and honest writer and this book would be worth reading simply for her life experiences alone. But the last third of the book deals with her emmigration to Holland and her learning experiences about Western culture and becomming a citizen of a secular country. Ali provide ...more
controversial and fascinating memoir. One of my 2008 favorites.
Powerful!
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