The NYT published a review of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s new book Infidel. (Seemingly) the translation of Mijn Vrijheid (which literally means My Freedom), which has been released a few months ago already (in the Netherlands).
The circuitous, violence-filled path that led Ms. Hirsi Ali from Somalia to the Netherlands is the subject of “Infidel,� her brave, inspiring and beautifully written memoir. Narrated in clear, vigorous prose, it traces the author’s geographical journey from Mogadishu to Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Kenya, and her desperate flight to the Netherlands to escape an arranged marriage.
At the same time, Ms. Hirsi Ali describes a journey “from the world of faith to the world of reason,� a long, often bitter struggle to come to terms with her religion and the clan-based traditional society that defined her world and that of millions of Muslims all over.
I have read it myself, recently even quoted from it, and agree completely with William Grimes: Mijn VrijheidInfidel is a brave, inspiring and beautifully written memoir.
Buy it and read it yourself…
Edit: I should have added this: click on the image to go to Amazon to order your copy of Infidel today.
H/t Holly
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