| ISBN |
9780732289775 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1969- |
| Title |
Nomad : a personal journey through the clash of civilizations / Ayaan Hirsi Ali. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney : Fourth Estate, c2010. |
| Sydney, N.S.W. : 2010. |
| Pagination etc. |
xxi, 277 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note |
Originally published: New York : Free Press, 2010. |
| Includes index. |
| pt. 1. A problem family -- My father -- My half-sister -- My mother -- My brother's story -- My brother's son -- My cousins -- Letter to my grandmother -- pt. 2. Nomad again -- Outcast from Holland? -- America -- Islam in America -- pt. 3. Sex, money, violence -- School and sexuality -- Money and responsibility? -- Violence and the closing of the Muslim mind -- pt. 4. Remedies -- Opening the Muslim mind : an enlightenment project -- Honor, death, and the feminists -- Seeking Allah, finding God -- Conclusion: The Miy' and the Magaalo -- Epilogue: Letter to my unborn daughter -- The AHA Foundation. |
| Summary Note |
Weaving together memoir and reportage, Ayaan confronts the complacency and ignorance that often colour intellectual debate on Islam. With disarming honesty, she shares her experiences, doubts and insights. |
| Subject - Name |
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, -- 1969- |
| Subject |
Netherlands Staten-Generaal -- Biography. |
| Somalis -- United States -- Biography |
| Muslim women -- United States -- Biography |
| Women social reformers -- Biography |
| Somalis -- Netherlands -- Biography |
| Women refugees -- Netherlands -- Biography |
| Islam -- Social aspects |
| Nomads |
| Muslim women -- Civil rights -- Europe |
| Muslim women -- Civil rights |
| Shelf Location |
B HIRS |
