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Heretic
- Narrated by: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
What happened to Islamic reform? Why have al Qaeda and Boko Haram become the faces of contemporary Islam? Why has the Arab Spring devolved into a battle over sharia law? Continuing her personal journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard and American citizenship, the New York Times best-selling author of Infidel and Nomad crafts a powerful call for an Islamic reformation as the only way to end the current wave of global violence and repression of women.
Today, millions of Muslims are wrapped in a rigid orthodoxy whereby women are denied education, girls as young as nine can be forced into legal marriages, and men are told that their futures lie not in building better, more just societies but in jihad against the infidel. Hopes for a wave of liberalization after the Arab Spring have been replaced by new authoritarianism and efforts to impose sharia law. Twitter, YouTube, and other social media have become aggressive platforms to promote a harsh brand of Islamic fundamentalism, making the clash between secular and Islamic society one of the most important challenges of our time.
And yet, contrary to conventional wisdom in the West, Ayaan Hirsi Ali believes that ordinary Muslims throughout the world want wholesale change. Courageously engaging fundamentalists on their own turf - religion itself - she boldly calls for a Muslim reformation, identifying five key amendments to Islamic doctrine that must be made in order to break from seventh-century traditions and fully engage with the 21st century. Interweaving her personal journey, historical parallels, and powerful examples from contemporary Islamic societies and cultures, Heretic will forever change the debate over Islam and its future.
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- Lucy Abrahams
- 22-11-15
Everybody needs to hear this
Stunningly relevant and eye-opening. This should be required reading for every politician, journalist, teacher, and thinking person the world over. Her bravery and ability to articulate and navigate very controversial and difficult concepts should be applauded and the world should heed her call.
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- S. Morley
- 10-05-15
Definitive
A voice of reason on a subject that is more frequently monopolized by extremists on both sides. The author succeeds where other commentators like Robert Spencer fall short.
The proposition of this book is nothing less than a workable (and inevitable) solution to the threat posed by the unreformed Islamic faith.
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- Emily Marbach
- 28-04-15
Everyone Must Read This
I loved listening to the author, herself, read her own book.
It is a simple and complex message at once.
She is like a school teacher, giving a lesson, repeating lest you missed something, returning again. It was memorable and important. For the good of us all, we need to read this and learn from it.
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- OatWood
- 08-07-15
Those in power need to listen
This needs saying. Again and again until those in power listen and take heed instead of repeating the "religion of peace" mantra and hoping it goes away
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- Mohammad Nofal
- 22-12-17
A bigot ranting about bigotry!
irony, lack of context, bigotry, anecdotes, and massive amount of hate is what's in this book!!
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- N E Body
- 26-03-15
Essential reading for politicians and journalists
I'm sure they wont tho.
Time to wake up and smell the jihad.
No more time for facile platitudes.
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- Luke C Kennedy
- 30-03-17
Speaking truth to power and God.
Truly excellent, timely book .Last week another Islamist terrorist attacked my city, London. We need to act with the knowledge and insight of Ayaan.
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- Paul
- 23-08-15
A powerful message that we should all heed
Narrated passionately and clearly by the author. an incredibly powerful and timely argument against the violence that is prevalent throughout Islamic doctrine.
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- lix
- 09-06-17
Ill informed interpretation of Islam
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If the author quoted the verses with the context in which these verses were revealed. Even though the author says that she's not traumatized by her upbringing, her ill informed understanding of religion is evident. The author should try to reduce her bias and looks at all Abrahamic religions to draw such claims.
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I recommend "A little history about religion" and "Zealot"
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- TheAtheist
- 17-08-16
I loved it
Great Ayaan Arsi Ali once again criricises Islam and names the problem. Athough I would rather Ayaan did that from an Atheist's perspective, it is still a great book that provides insight into what is happening to our world in the West and beyond.
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