Apr 1, 2008 · "Infidel" is the riveting memoir, the coming of age of one woman's personal journey from being a devout Muslim to a freedom fighter, an ardent Atheist. What sets this book apart from other personal journeys is the captivating backdrop from which this fascinating story occurs.

Infidel is a 2006 autobiography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-Dutch activist and politician. Hirsi Ali has attracted controversy and death threats were made against Ali in the early 2000s over the publication of the book.

Jan 1, 2006 · Hirsi Ali’s book Infidel chronicles her life from humble beginnings and severe oppression to her becoming a Dutch politician, eventually, when it became too dangerous for her to remain in Holland, moving to the United States.

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.

Feb 19, 2025 · Quick Summary: Infidel is a powerful memoir by Ayaan Hirsi Ali that describes her journey from a strict Muslim upbringing in Somalia to her eventual embrace of secularism and human rights advocacy in the West.

Apr 1, 2008 · 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.

Infidel (2007, Free Press) is an autobiographical memoir by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born woman who left the Islamic faith and now campaigns for awareness of the plight of women in Muslim societies and for Islamic liberalization.

Feb 6, 2007 · "Infidel" is the riveting memoir, the coming of age of one woman's personal journey from being a devout Muslim to a freedom fighter, an ardent Atheist. What sets this book apart from other personal journeys is the captivating backdrop from which this fascinating story occurs.