Ayaan Hirsi Ali Libri

The New York Times bestselling author of Infidel, Nomad, and Heretic argues that waves of Muslim immigration are transforming sexual politics in Europe, threatening the hard-won rights of Western women. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a long-time critic of Islamic extremism, questions the silence surrounding the surge of sexual violence and harassment in European cities, which she links to the influx of over a million migrants from Muslim-majority countries. Having experienced sexual violence herself, including female genital mutilation in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, she believed she had found gender equality in the Netherlands, only to see it jeopardized by new migration trends. In her exploration, Hirsi Ali identifies systemic causes of sexual violence in the Muslim world, such as women's exclusion from public life and insufficient legal protections against abuse. She challenges the West to confront uncomfortable truths: why do authorities and media downplay violence against women, and why do Western feminists focus on workplace issues while ignoring more severe threats? A refugee herself, Hirsi Ali advocates for reforming the immigration system to emphasize integration and assimilation, warning that failure to do so may fuel calls to exclude new Muslim migrants. Despite facing threats for her views, she remains committed to defending women's rights.

Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a position at Harvard, the brilliant and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to address terrorism, sectarian warfare, and the repression of women and minorities. She argues that the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims can be divided into extremists, peaceable observant Muslims, and dissidents risking their lives to question their faith. While acknowledging that some teachings, such as the duty to wage holy war, conflict with free society values, she believes a Muslim Reformation—revising Islamic doctrine to align with modernity—is possible and may have already begun. The Arab Spring, despite its political setbacks, revealed a new willingness among Muslims, especially women, to think freely. She identifies five essential amendments to Islamic doctrine necessary for progress and urges the Western world to stop appeasing Islamists. Asserting that “Islam is not a religion of peace,” she emphasizes the need to support reformers rather than opponents of free speech. Interweaving personal experiences and historical examples, this work is a passionate plea for peaceful change and global toleration in the face of rising jihadist violence.

Nomad is a philosophical memoir, telling how Ayaan Hirsi Ali came to America in search of a new life, and the difficulties she faced in reconciling her two worlds. With vivid anecdotes and observations of people, cultures, and political debacles, this narrative weaves together Hirsi Ali's personal story -- including her reconciliation with her devout father who had disowned her when she denounced Islam -- with the stories of other women and men, high-profile and not, whom she encounters. With a deep understanding and intimate perspective of the situation of Muslim women and moderates in the world today and her singular, unwavering intellectual courage, Hirsi Ali offers her always notable, often controversial analysis of Islam vis a vis the superiority of Western democratic values.

Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, the author's story reveals how a bright little girl transformed from dutiful obedience into an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. In this timely memoir, she recounts her astonishing journey from a traditional Muslim upbringing in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya to her intellectual awakening and activism in the Netherlands, now living under armed guard in the West. Her rise to international prominence followed the murder of her colleague, Theo van Gogh, after they collaborated on the film Submission. With a keen eye and often ironic voice, she details her evolving beliefs, unyielding will, and extraordinary resolve to combat injustices committed in the name of religion. Raised in a strict Muslim family, she faced civil war, female mutilation, and brutal beatings, navigating adolescence during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in four unstable countries ruled by despots. In her early twenties, she escaped a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands, earning a degree in political science and advocating for the rights of Muslim immigrant women. Despite constant threats, being demonized by reactionary Islamists, and disowned by her family, she remains unyielding in her fight for free speech and reform.

A world-renowned activist and feminist pulls no punches in her efforts to reform Islam in this international bestseller, available for the first time in English.

Figlia di due curdi yezidi emigrati dalla Turchia in Germania negli anni Ottanta, Ayse vive nascosta dalla famiglia che la sta cercando. Secondo la tradizione arcaica della comunità yezida avrebbe dovuto sposare un ragazzo curdo, come lei. Il padre l'aveva già venduta al cugino Hassan, ma poco prima del matrimonio Ayse, disperata, era scappata. Le era sembrata l'unica soluzione. Ma con questo gesto ha tradito l'onore di famiglia e ci sono persone che preferiscono avere una figlia morta piuttosto che una peccatrice.

Die Juden sind Monster und trinken das Blut von muslimischen Kindern. Das glaubt die Familie Zakhrour. Alle Muslime sind Mörder, behaupten die Liebermans. Doch ihre Kinder, Adan und Eva, überwinden die Vorurteile und werden allem Hass zum Trotz Freunde. Am Ende müssen Adan und Eva sich trennen, aber in Sachen Religion macht ihnen niemand mehr etwas vor. Sie werden sich wiedersehen: Inshallah, wenn Gott es will.

"Een moslimvrouw heeft meer status naarmate ze meer zonen heeft. Als mijn oma werd gevraagd hoeveel kinderen ze had, zei ze: 'Eén.' Ze had negen dochters en één zoon. Dat zei ze ook over ons gezin. Dat wij maar één kind hadden. 'En wij dan?' vroegen mijn zus en ik. 'Jullie gaan voor ons zoontjes krijgen,' antwoordde ze. Ik werd er wanhopig van. Wat moest ik met mijn leven op aarde? Zoontjes baren! Een zoontjesfabriek worden. Ik was toen negen jaar. Om hun toekomstige functie als zoontjesfabriek zo goed mogelijk te vervullen, wordt meisjes van jongs af aan geleerd zich te schikken. Naar God, vader, broer, familie, clan. Hoe beter een vrouw daarin slaagt, hoe deugdzamer ze gevonden wordt. Je moet altijd geduldig zijn, ook wanneer je man de meest vreselijke dingen van je verlangt. En daarvoor word je beloond in het hiernamaals. Maar die beloning stelt weinig voor. Voor vrouwen zijn er in het paradijs dadels en druiven. Verder niets." De zoontjesfabriek bevat alle artikelen die Ayaan Hirsi Ali tot nu toe heeft gepubliceerd, voorafgegaan door een interview van Colet van der Ven.

Van haar beroemde pleidooi na 9/11, 'laat ons niet in de steek. Gun ons een Voltaire', tot en met haar afscheidsspeech na de paspoortaffaire, 'Ik ben Ayaan'- Ayaan verzameld bevat alle essays, artikelen en toespraken die Ayaan Hirsi Ali eerder publiceerde in De Zoontjesfabriek, De Maagdenkooi en Submission, aangevuld met verspreide, niet eerder gebundelde stukken.