Pilgrim’s Progress

Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Free Press, 368 pp., $26)

IF you have not heard of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, you haven’t been paying attention, you haven’t been reading your NATIONAL REVIEW, and you are probably unaware just how near Europe may be to serious sectarian disorder. You’ve also missed out on the remarkable story of how an obscure refugee from Somalia rose to become a leading figure in the fight against the oppression of Muslim women, and a prominent member of the Dutch parliament, only to be forced by fear for her safety to cross the Atlantic into what looks a lot like exile in America.

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Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Free Press, 368 pp., $26)

IF you have not heard of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, you haven’t been paying attention, you haven’t been reading your NATIONAL REVIEW, and you are probably unaware just how near Europe may be to serious sectarian disorder. You’ve also missed out on the remarkable story of how an obscure refugee from Somalia rose to become a leading figure in the fight against the oppression of Muslim women, and a prominent member of the Dutch parliament, only to be forced by fear for her safety to cross the Atlantic into what looks a lot like exile in America.