Nomad

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali's remarkable debut memoir Infidel spent weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and became a powerful rallying cry for women growing up in strict Muslim cultures. A Somali-born former member of the Dutch parliament, Hirsi Ali continues her life story with Nomad, an intimate and eyeopening account of her attempts to build a new life in America.

Creators
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
  
  Author and narrator
Publisher

HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Edition: Unabridged
Release date

November 20, 2014
Formats
- OverDrive Listen audiobook
  - ISBN: 9781456113506
  - File size: 352775 KB
  - Duration: 12:14:56
Languages
- English
Reviews
- AudioFile Magazine
  
  The Somali-born former member of Parliament in the Netherlands discusses her life as a Muslim and her transition to atheism after living in the West. Ayaan Hirsi Ali's narration is heartfelt and determined, her voice fully revealing the internal conflicts involved in leaving her faith, a decision that strained relations with her family. Her harsh criticism of Islam is illustrated with stories from her own experiences of growing up with a "problem family," along with reports of practices such as honor killings. Her proposals for change--which include calling on Christian churches to actively convert Muslims--are controversial. However, Ali's account of her struggles to escape Muslim influence are fascinating, making for a compelling book. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
- Library Journal
  
  September 1, 2010
  Ali's New York Times best-selling debut memoir, Infidel (2007)--also available from Recorded Books and narrated by the author--chronicled her journey from devout Muslim Somali to atheist refugee activist. In this second memoir, she offers a closer look at her family and migration to the Netherlands, where she became a member of the Dutch Parliament, and then to the United States. In describing the obstacles she and her family have faced, Ali affirms what she believes to be the challenges of integrating Muslim immigrants into Western societies--among them, militant Islam's treatment of women and the belief in the infallibility of the Quran. While not all will agree with Ali's broad condemnation of Islam, she is an engaging speaker and storyteller, and hers is an important voice in today's world. Expect demand for this thought-provoking title. [The Free Pr: S. & S. hc was described as "a controversial book accessible to the general public, unlikely to change any minds," LJ 5/15/10.--Ed.]--Beth Farrell, Portage Cty. Dist. Lib., Garrettsville, OH
  
  Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
- Publisher's Weekly
  
  March 29, 2010
  After a harrowing childhood lived according to a particularly strict interpretation of Muslim law, Somali-born Ali (Infidel
  ) escaped to Europe rather than move to Canada to marry a man she'd never met. Arriving in Holland, she soon became an international cause célèbre for her willingness to publicly denounce the uglier sides of Islamic culture, particularly as in certain regions it oppresses women and girls. Many personal stories are repeated from her earlier accounts, but here Ali adds the story of her immigration to the U.S., and as always, her writing can be moving, as she bares heartrending moments such as her father's death. But with this third memoir, she has become tiresomely repetitive, and her wholesale condemnation of an entire religion and the multiple cultures it has engendered is so sweeping and comprehensive, and her faith in Western values (particularly her romantic view of Christianity) is so wide-eyed, that the book ultimately reads like a callow exercise in expressing the author's own sense of aggrievement.