نوال السعداوي
"Der Spiegel" noted that Hirsi Ali's book, of which the German edition "Ich klage an" had already sold 80,000 copies between May and August 2005, fitted in a new emerging genre of books about Muslim women who escaped forced marriage arranged by their families and managed to establish a free life in Europe. Ayaan's work was compared to "Ich wollte nur frei sein" ("I Just Wanted to be Free") by Hülya Kalkan, "Mich hat keiner gefragt" ("Nobody Asked Me") by Ayşe, "Erstickt an euren Lügen" ("Choke on your Lies") by Inci Y., "Fundamentalismus gegen Frauen" ("Fundamentalism Against Women") by Nawal El Saadawi and "Verschleppt in Jemen" ("Kidnapped in Yemen") by Zana Muhsen.