Heretic: why Islam Needs a Reformation Now by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Is Islam really a religion of peace? Or does the political violence carried out in its name stem from something deep within the faith itself, from its foundational texts which celebrate death, from its refusal to countenance criticism and debate, from its insistence on submission and silence?

In this bold and confronting book, bestselling author Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Nomad, Infidel) argues that the muted criticism of political Islam from the West and from Muslims themselves is a betrayal of liberal principles.

She calls for nothing less than a reformation which would rescue Islam from its current stagnant state and take it into the modern world. Outlining a template for change, she notes that the way forward must begin with an honest conversation about one of the most urgent threats to humanity today.