Review
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Praise for Infidel: “Brave, inspiring, and
beautifully written…Narrated in clear, vigorous prose, it traces
the author’s geographical journey from Mogadishu to Saudi Arabia,
Ethiopia and Kenya, and her desperate flight to the Netherlands
to escape an arranged marriage.” (The New York Times)
“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.” (Boston Globe)
“Crammed with harrowing details, Hirsi Ali’s account is a
significant contribution to our times.” (Kirkus (starred review))
“A powerful, compelling read…Put simply, this woman is a
heroine.” (The Christian Science Monitor)
“A charismatic figure...of arresting and hypnotizing
beauty...[who writes] with quite astonishing humor and
restraint.” (Christopher Hitchens)
“The five areas for Islamic reform highlighted by Ayaan in this
book require deep consideration by my fellow Muslims…I thank
Ayaan for having the resilience and determination to help in
continuing this ongoing conversation.” (Maajid Nawaz, Co-founder
and Chair of Quilliam, counter-extremism think-tank)
“She is absolutely right to raise difficult issues that must be
addressed worldwide, especially by Muslims...I hope that this
book will help to stimulate vital discussions for the future of
Islam, and in fact for the future of humanity.” (Sheikh Dr. Usama
Hasan, imam and Islamic scholar)
“Audacious? Quixotic? Visionary? Necessary? All of the above.
This an urgent, complicated, risky subject, and Hirsi Ali,
valiant, indomitable, and controversial, offers a potent
indictment, idealistic blueprint, and galvanizing appeal to both
conscience and reason.” (Donna Seaman, Booklist)
“Whatever one may think of her solutions, Hirsi Ali should be
commended for her unblinking determination to address the
problem.” (Andrew Anthony, The Guardian)
“A book full of compassion.” (Paul Steenhuis, NRC Handelsblad)
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From the Back Cover
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“A charismatic figure . . . [who writes] with quite astonishing
humor and restraint.”—Christopher Hitchens
In the New York Times bestselling Heretic, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues
that it is foolish to insist that the violent acts of Islamic
extremists can be divorced from the religious doctrine that
inspires them. Instead we must confront the fact that they are
driven by a political ideology embedded in Islam itself. She
makes a powerful case that a religious reformation is the only
way to end the terrorism, sectarian warfare, and repression of
women and minorities that each year cl thousands of lives
throughout the Muslim world.
Today, Hirsi Ali argues, the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims can be
divided into a minority of extremists, a majority of believers
who are not violent but tacitly condone extremism, and a growing
number of dissidents who risk their lives by questioning their
own religion. As Hirsi Ali shows, there is no denying that some
of Islam’s key teachings—not least the duty to wage holy
war—inspire violence not just in the Muslim world but in the West
as well.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali believes that a Muslim “Reformation”—a revision
of Islamic doctrine ed at reconciling the religion with
modernity—is at hand, and may even already have be. Boldly
challenging centuries of theological orthodoxy, she proposes five
key amendments to Islamic doctrine that Muslims must make if they
are to bring their religion out of the seventh century and into
the twenty-first. The West’s role should be to support the
reformers rather than their persecutors.
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About the Author
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the New York Times bestselling author of
Infidel, Nomad, and The Caged Virgin. A prominent speaker,
debater, and journalist, she was chosen as one of Time magazine’s
100 most influential people in the world. She is now a fellow at
Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Hirsi
Ali is the founder of the AHA Foundation.
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