Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

About the book

This book 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. The author narrates how 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 women and the reform of Islam as a member of Parliament. Under constant threat, demonized by reactionary Islamists and politicians, disowned by her father, and expelled from family and clan, she refuses to be silenced.
 

What I love about it

I loved the authors indefatigable sense of hope and optimism, despite all that she had seen and been through.
 

Quotes to remember

“As a woman you are better off in life earning your own money. You couldn't prevent your husband from leaving you or taking another wife, but you could have some of your dignity if you didn't have to beg him for financial support.”

“Reality is not easy, but all this make-believe”

How I can apply it’s content to my life.

Teaches us to be persistent and not give up on our dreams.
 

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