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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Recommended Books
Ayaan Hirsi Ali has recommended 7 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician.
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"One of the biggest lessons for me from this book is that so many bad ideas that lead to authoritarian consequences begin with good intentions." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)
The Book of Hadith
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Mishkat al Masabih
by Charles Le Gai Eaton
"The sayings and deeds of the prophet." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)
"Supposed to be the words of God." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)
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Sam Harris recommended this bookSam Harris
"Read it in a weekend and you will be informed about the central doctrines of Islam in a way that you may not be and it’s good to be informed, given how much influence these ideas have currently in our world." - Sam Harris
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Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"Read it through. It’s an amazing book." - Kevin Kelly
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The Constitution of Liberty
by F. A. Hayek
"About why democracy is not just about elections." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington
"It was written almost 20 years ago now, and it seems as if [the author's] hypothesis is getting more and more credit than Francis Fukuyama’s (The End of History) about what the world will look like." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)
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Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
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Jamie Dimon recommended this bookJamie Dimon
On Jamie Dimon's list of favorite books.
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Son of Hamas
A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
by Mosab Hassan Yousef
"The story of a man who grew up as the son of a prominent person in Hamas, immersed in the doctrine and the suicide killings. But he ends up living in a US suburb and completely adopting American values." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)
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