Infidel

In Infidel, politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells the story of her life leading up to her exile from the Netherlands in 2004. After running away from her arranged marriage, she took refuge in Holland, where she became a political activist and sought refugee status. She eventually gained citizenship and ran for office, making history as the first Muslim woman in the Dutch Parliament—and eventually resigning under immense pressure. As she talks about her political career and the development of her personal values, readers are taken on a whirlwind tour of war-torn regions around the world. Hirsi Ali’s forceful language illuminates a world full of violence, bloodshed—and hope for a better future.