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| Author: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Publisher: Free Press
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Pages: 384
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ISBN: 0743289692
Dewey Decimal Number: 949.2073092
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Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 A book you should read March 14, 2007
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
No matter where your opinion lies on the subject or if you have no opinion at all you should pick up a copy of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's "Infidel". The story of the strength of this woman and other like her who must endure such trials and cruelties is both heart-wrenching and hope building. We as a society should stand up for each other and what Ayaan is doing for the women of her country is both commendable and heroic. It is easy to watch and say nothing, it is harder to stand up and fight for what is right. This is not about saying a culture is wrong, but about saying that a culture is misunderstood and misinterpreted even by its own people.
 A Profile in Courage March 14, 2007
20 out of 27 found this review helpful
I recently had the good fortune to meet Ayaan Hirsi Ali at a Cato Institute conference, where she gave the closing night address. While she spoke calmly from the podium, the image of grace under pressure, her bodyguards were strategically positioned around the room. I was mid-way through Infidel then; I have since finished the book and handed it on--several copies, in fact--to members of my family. I trust they will find, as I have, that this is an important and necessary book. I judge the writing fluid, the story gripping, and the arguments clearly reasoned. Above all, I am grateful that proponents of liberty like Hirsi Ali, however they are dismissed, reviled, or threatened, continue to speak out with courage and conviction.
A rigorously honest book March 13, 2007
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
I agree with everyone who admires this book. I would add that it comes across as a rigorously honest account of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's life and experiences, and that there isn't the slightest trace of resentment in its pages. The author could have castigated those who made her suffer, down to her violent mother. Instead, she recounts as objectively as possible the events of her life, never casting a harsh judgment on anyone, just letting the facts speak for themselves, and even showing compassion for those who hurt her and providing excuses for their behavior. The most unbearably moving moment for me was the account of the death of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's sister. This is also a remarkably well written book, which must impress anyone who reads it. It's up to the readers to reach their own conclusions about the value of the message that it contains. Provided they keep an open mind, I cannot imagine it would be difficult to agree with the author's main points. Highly recommended, a must read, especially for anyone who is interested in learning more about some of the cultures in which Islam thrives.
Too bad March 13, 2007
17 out of 39 found this review helpful
This is a terrific book, a great gripping read. I agree with so much of what Ali has to say. But, unfortunately, I don't think she's the right spokesperson for the moderate muslim viewpoint because she claims to no longer believe in God, and for that reason, she can be too easily dismissed by her critics. If she had somehow emerged from her ordeal as a believer, then she would be a true moderate Muslim. But she's not, she's an athiest, so, really she speaks for women's rights from an athiest perspective. And that really is too bad. I'm not criticising her atheism...I just know that what Islam needs is more moderate voices from believers..people who speaks from within the religion. What we have here is someone who has stepped away from Islam and then chosen to speak against the entire religion....which eliminates her credibility among believers.
So, I'm still looking for the eloquent moderate Islamic woman..a woman as well spoken, passionate and smart as Ali, but who still believes in her faith, a moderate version of her faith, that will ideally resonate with millions of people. I understand Ali's anger. And reading her experiences, I felt myself getting angry too, at the ignorance of Islamic men, who destroy their chances for progress by hobbling half of thier population.
The whole world needs moderate Islamists, now more than ever.
 Bashing Islam is the Best Selling Plat du Jour March 12, 2007
63 out of 362 found this review helpful
It never stops amazing me how in the greatest country on earth where we're leading the world in the fields of academia, technology, economy, innovation, arts, etc. some mediocre (and that's an overstatement) books and authors manage to become instant bestsellers... the formula is obviously clear... Bash Islam and Muslims, these evil people... medicore writers like hannity, o'reilly, coulter and countless more figured out the best way to make a quick buck... attack a religion and a civilization that has given so much to the world.. one that achieved the unprecedented fate of 900 years of world domination... helping to advance maths, science, arts, philosophy, medicine, etc. a religion that from the time it was revealed set itself apart from previous ones by giving women many rights that were at the time unheard of in the rest of the world (women were still treated like sub-humans in the Christian world)... a religion with a prophet who worked for his wife, a leading noble businesswoman in Mecca... it goes without saying that Muslims have mismanaged their fall from grace... some did blame women... but should this be seen as illustrative of a culture where women were religious scholars, poets, writers, etc... or should we listen to Ayaan Hirsi Ali... [...] That she felt stranger at home is ok, it happens... many teenagers go through that process... sometimes, they are right, sometimes they are wrong... but for her to jump on this Muslim bashing train is unethical... more and more Muslims will be unfairly profiled, mistreated and abused...
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