num_pages: 368
description: The brutal murder of the Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh in 2004 shocked the world. Shot and mutilated by a Muslim fanatic as he cycled to work, it was a stark reminder of the dangers of challenging an extreme Islamic worldview. It also changed the life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, van Gogh's collaborator on the film that had offended his murderer. Born in Somalia and raised a Muslim, she had escaped an arranged marriage and made a new life as a Dutch parliamentarian, championing the reform of Islam and its attitude to women's rights. She now has twenty-four-hour police protection, but refuses to let that inhibit her willingness to speak out. THE INFIDEL is Ayaan Hirsi Ali's astonishing story. Recounting the extraordinary transition from a third-world upbringing to her current status as one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, it is a truly remarkable autobiography that is as gripping as it is inspiring.
language: English
title: Infidel - My Life
titlecomplete: Infidel - My Life
characters: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Rita Verdonk
genres: Religion, Biography, Politics, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Feminism, Biography Memoir, Islam, Africa
ratings_count: 89348
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Free Press / Simon & Schuster