Infidel - reading

Finished "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and rated it 5 stars. This is the story of a woman raised Muslim in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Kenya, and the influences in her life that ultimately led her to flee from an arranged marriage to seek asylum in the Netherlands and become politically active. It brings to light the cruelty of the life of Muslim women and women in war-torn Africa, the issues she had with the Prophet Muhammad (whom she calls a "pervert and a pedophile" for his marriage to a six-year-old which was consummated when the girl was nine), and the trials she underwent in her transition to a European country. It was well-written and memorable. I recommend it with the warning that some of it is tough to get through.