This is a fascinating memoir from an impressive author. Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia; just a generation before, her family were nomadic herders. She spent her early years in Somalia before her father’s political involvement forced the family to flee; she and her siblings spent their teenage y...
I noticed I had a lot of non-fiction books that I was wanting to read, but so often overlooked for something fictional. So, I decided my goal was to read one a month. This is my non-fiction choice for July. The following might be boring to anyone but me. (And after reading it, it reads more like an ...
Reading this I was frequently reminded of Frederick Douglass' middle biography, My Bondage and My Freedom, which I read a few months ago. That's not to say I would equate Ayaan Hirsi Ali in stature or as a writer. This doesn't have quite the eloquence, the striking lines or piercing psychological an...
Her courage alone in her journey from Somalia to the west would demand a 5 Star rating. This book is just great reading and important to understanding the clash of Islam and the west. Her evolution in thinking shows how dangerous western ideas are to those raised in strict traditional ways. She also...
I'm torn between giving this 2 or 3 stars. I went ahead and gave it three because it is a remarkable story and I do very much respect what she has lived through. But man do I disagree with much of her opinions. I have no problem with her using her autobiography as a platform for her own political...
A well-told, useful memoir that grounds Ali's beliefs about Islam in her history as a woman from Somalia. The introduction by Christopher Hitchens has a weird, brittle tone that's absent in Ali's writing.
This is an excellent book. Hirsi Ali writes well, direct, and painfully honest. She does not complain excessively about the horrendous treatment she received as a child; she just describes it matter-of-factly. But it clearly influences the rest of her life. Nor does she treat herself as unusual,...
Every now and then you read a book that is so powerful that you know it will remain with you a long, long time...this is one of them. The author is a Muslim woman born in Somalia who lived in Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Kenya before fleeing an arranged marriage to a man she had not met. Taking refug...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that Islam as a religion was backward. And for that some Muslims want to kill her, apparently the Qur'an says they should. Am I the only one that thinks this is proving her point??Anyway, lots of reviewers say she is biased, and doesn't paint the TRUE picture of Islam. Well, of ...
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