Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780743289696
- Book Title
- Infidel
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Author
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Women, Islamic Studies, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Political
- Item Weight
- 11.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
Infidel – 0743289692, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, paperback
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0743289692
ISBN-13
9780743289696
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62085202
Product Key Features
Book Title
Infidel
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Women, Islamic Studies, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Political
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-049762
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
“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, “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”, “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, “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’Ingnu,’ 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, “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’IngE nu, ‘ 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”, “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, “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”, “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, “A charismatic figure…of arresting and hypnotizing beauty…[who writes] with quite astonishing humor and restraint.” — Christopher Hitchens
Dewey Decimal
949.2073092
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction Part I: My Childhood Chapter 1: Bloodlines Chapter 2: Under the Talal Tree Chapter 3: Playing Tag in Allah’s Palace Chapter 4: Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives Chapter 5: Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawik Chapter 6: Doubt and Defiance Chapter 7: Disillusion and Deceit Chapter 8: Refugees Chapter 9: Abeh Part II: My Freedom Chapter 10: Running Away Chapter 11: A Trial by the Elders Chapter 12: Haweya Chapter 13: Leiden Chapter 14: Leaving God Chapter 15: Threats Chapter 16: Politics Chapter 17: The Murder of Theo Epilogue: The Letter of the Law Acknowledgments
Synopsis
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., In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of “The Caged Virgin,” Ali tells her life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia to her intellectual awakening in the Netherlands to her 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 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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