THEY HAD THIS EVENING ON CBC TV, AN INTERVIEW WITH AYAAN HIRSI ALI..... SOUNDS LIKE HER BOOK IS VERY INFORMATIVE, FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS FROM THE INSIDE.
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Continuing her very personal journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for an Islamic Reformation as the only way to end the horrors of terrorism and sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities.
Today, the world's 1.6 billion Muslims can be divided into a minority of fundamentalists, a majority of observant "daily" Muslims and a few dissidents who risk their lives by questioning their own religion. But there is only one Islam and, as Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues, there is no denying that some of its key teachings--like the subordination of women and the duty to wage holy war--are incompatible with the values of a free society.
For centuries it has seemed as if Islam is immune to change. But Hirsi Ali has come to believe that a "Reformation"--a revision of Islamic doctrine aimed at reconciling the religion with modernity--is now at hand, and may even have begun. The Arab Spring may now seem like a political failure. But its challenge to traditional authority revealed a new readiness--not least by Muslim women--to think freely and to speak out.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that ordinary Muslims throughout the world want change. Courageously challenging the fundamentalists, she identifies 5 key amendments to Islamic doctrine that must be made in order to set Muslims free from their 7th-century chains. Interweaving her own experiences, historical analogies and powerful examples from contemporary Islamic societies and cultures, Hereticis not a call to arms, but a passionate plea for peaceful change and a new era of toleration.
Today, the world's 1.6 billion Muslims can be divided into a minority of fundamentalists, a majority of observant "daily" Muslims and a few dissidents who risk their lives by questioning their own religion. But there is only one Islam and, as Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues, there is no denying that some of its key teachings--like the subordination of women and the duty to wage holy war--are incompatible with the values of a free society.
For centuries it has seemed as if Islam is immune to change. But Hirsi Ali has come to believe that a "Reformation"--a revision of Islamic doctrine aimed at reconciling the religion with modernity--is now at hand, and may even have begun. The Arab Spring may now seem like a political failure. But its challenge to traditional authority revealed a new readiness--not least by Muslim women--to think freely and to speak out.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that ordinary Muslims throughout the world want change. Courageously challenging the fundamentalists, she identifies 5 key amendments to Islamic doctrine that must be made in order to set Muslims free from their 7th-century chains. Interweaving her own experiences, historical analogies and powerful examples from contemporary Islamic societies and cultures, Hereticis not a call to arms, but a passionate plea for peaceful change and a new era of toleration.
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This book is a "must read" if you want to understand Islam and the Islamic mindset in the context of the conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere at the present time. Very clear and well written by someone who grew up with the 7th century religion and way of life which has not been reformed or adapted to the 21st century.
By Joe Reader on April 17 2015
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I have read all her books and admire a woman who is not afraid (I'm sure she is actually afraid) to tell it as it is, while most everyone else is too scared to tell the same story; and we know why. Keep it up Ayaan as your message is slowly starting to break through.
By Traudl Mannsberger on April 25 2015
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Foundt the book very informative and hopet that we can convince the imams to relize that it is high time
For reformation to the islamic religion. Without it there will never be peace only the distraction of our world as we know it.
Traudl Mannsberger
For reformation to the islamic religion. Without it there will never be peace only the distraction of our world as we know it.
Traudl Mannsberger
By Steven Fowler on May 13 2015
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Very well written and very informative. This should be a must read for anyone trying to understand what is happening in the Muslim world today, and wanting to know the roots of Islamic terrorism.
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