Infidel (edit title)

Viteri, T edited the summary of Infidel Friday, November 20 2009.

• Absolutely AMAZING! A must read!

David F edited the books like this book of Infidel Saturday, November 7 2009.

• Added The Sword of the Prophet: History, Theology, Impact on the World A straightforward explanation of the history, development, and practices of orthodox Islam.
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• Added While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within Deals with Islam and its impact on the Muslim immigration issues many European countries face.
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• Added Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out A collection of essays by former Muslims who describe why they have chosen to leave Islam.
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Shelfari edited the description of Infidel Friday, July 31 2009.

• In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, to her intellectual awakening and activism in the Netherlands, and her current 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 an Islamist's murder of her colleague, Theo van Gogh, with whom she made the movie Submission. Infidel is the eagerly awaited story of the coming of age of this elegant, distinguished -- and sometimes reviled -- political superstar and champion of free speech. With a gimlet eye and measured, often ironic, voice, Hirsi Ali recounts the evolution of her beliefs, her ironclad will, and her extraordinary resolve to fight injustice done in the name of religion. Raised in a strict Muslim family and extended clan, 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 largely ruled by despots. In her early twenties, 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 immigrant women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Even though she is under constant threat -- demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from her 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 evolved out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no story could be timelier or more significant.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Infidel Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Ayaan Hirsi Ali: (Primary Author)