"Infidel" Quotes
Ayaan Hirsi Ali recounts her journey from a strict Islamic upbringing in Somalia to her escape to the West and her struggle with religious and cultural identity.
nonfiction | 353 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I am Muslim and I am Somali and I am female. Many things are expected of me.
I want to be judged on the merits of my arguments, not as a victim.
I am here to tell you that the way we treat women in Somalia and other Muslim countries is wrong. It is against Islam.
In the end, the people who always mattered were the ones who saw me for who I really was.
I have to go on being Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the person, the individual, who happens to be Somali, Muslim, and female.
I think the world would be a better place if all women were in charge.
My critics have accused me of being a self-hating woman. They couldn't be more wrong.
I refuse to be a victim. I refuse to be oppressed.
I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I felt a vague sense of unease, as though something was missing from my life. I had an overwhelming desire to be in the company of women.
