Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"I'm really interested in Muslim countries and in how Muslim women live. Infidel is a biography it's an autobiography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who was a Dutch member of Parliament before she was forced to free her country. She fled to Europe to escape a marriage that was arranged by her father, and she decided, "Why don't I just stay in Europe?"
There was a controversy later when she became very prominent for her pro women and anti Muslim views. The Dutch Minister of Immigration decided to revoke her citizenship, saying that she had not been truthful when she entered the country and told her story to gain refugee status.
Ali's story is one of extraordinary courage; it's of an extraordinary individual. She's taken great risks to speak controversial viewpoints. People ask her, "Aren't you afraid of dying?" because she's gotten so many death threats. Reading something that's so risky for the writer to say, you feel a little afraid for the writer, you feel for her vulnerability, and it's hard not to feel concern for her when she puts herself out on a limb and says all the radical things that she does.
I'd recommend Infidel to anyone who is interested in Islam, who's interested in women's welfare in Islamic countries; it's a great group book, and it's a very stirring read. She's a very courageous woman. I'd give Infidel five stars."
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