Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (Hardcover) by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

from mumfie

This is not just a straight linear story of Ayaan's life, or volume 3 thereof. She follows several of her family members, giving their story and showing their problems, quite simply how Islam messed with their heads, all of them and prevented them leading a 'normal' life. All this is interweaved ...

from lawecon

This is a disappointing book, particularly when compared to the author's previous book entitled Infidel. In Infidel Ali spoke of her life in a fundamentalist Somali Muslim family with a politically active and then incarcerated father. She spoke of the tribal and traditionalist views of her grandm...

from goldiebear

I have mixed feeling about Hirsi Ali and this book. I really enjoyed Infidel and it was eye opening. This book on the other hand, I feel like was her recaping Infidel and then adding in all her opinions on Muslims and how they should change or other countries should change. I agree with a few thi...

from goldiebear

I have mixed feeling about Hirsi Ali and this book. I really enjoyed Infidel and it was eye opening. This book on the other hand, I feel like was her recaping Infidel and then adding in all her opinions on Muslims and how they should change or other countries should change. I agree with a few thi...

from juliesilander

I read Infidel, by Ali, several years ago hoping to glean some understanding of the Somali culture. Our family has been very involved with a Somalian refugee family for several years, and their children have become dear friends with ours. My hope was to gain a greater understanding of the world f...