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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Book Recommendations

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician.

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7 Books Recommended

The Open Society and Its Enemies

New One-Volume Edition

by Karl R. Popper

"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)

The Qur'an

"Supposed to be the words of God." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)

Also recommended by:

Sam Harris, Kevin Kelly, Tim Draper

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)

Also recommended by:

Stewart Brand, Jamie Dimon

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)

Agency

The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power

by Ian V. Rowe

"I highly recommend picking up a copy." - Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Source)