Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Heretic
- Narrated by: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Heretic
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
What happened to Islamic reform? Why have al Qaeda and Boko Haram become the faces of contemporary Islam? Why has the Arab Spring devolved into a battle over sharia law? Continuing her personal journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard and American citizenship, the New York Times best-selling author of Infidel and Nomad crafts a powerful call for an Islamic reformation as the only way to end the current wave of global violence and repression of women.
Today, millions of Muslims are wrapped in a rigid orthodoxy whereby women are denied education, girls as young as nine can be forced into legal marriages, and men are told that their futures lie not in building better, more just societies but in jihad against the infidel. Hopes for a wave of liberalization after the Arab Spring have been replaced by new authoritarianism and efforts to impose sharia law. Twitter, YouTube, and other social media have become aggressive platforms to promote a harsh brand of Islamic fundamentalism, making the clash between secular and Islamic society one of the most important challenges of our time.
And yet, contrary to conventional wisdom in the West, Ayaan Hirsi Ali believes that ordinary Muslims throughout the world want wholesale change. Courageously engaging fundamentalists on their own turf - religion itself - she boldly calls for a Muslim reformation, identifying five key amendments to Islamic doctrine that must be made in order to break from seventh-century traditions and fully engage with the 21st century. Interweaving her personal journey, historical parallels, and powerful examples from contemporary Islamic societies and cultures, Heretic will forever change the debate over Islam and its future.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Heretic
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Open mind
- 09-08-18
A ‘must read’
Clear, rational and enlightening. I urge everyone to read this. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an inspiration.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- K. Stanton Saringer
- 02-09-21
Should be required listening for everyone
If you believe in feminism, LGBTQ rights and freedom of speech...listen to this. If you believe in religious freedom...listen to this. If you want to understand the challenges facing Islam in the 21st century...listen to this.
Brilliantly articulated by an extraordinarily brave human being. Nothing but praise and respect for AHA.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- crabbit101
- 23-06-15
Excellent, as always...
Few are better qualified than Ali to comment on this topic. Well written and powerful.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- John L
- 01-03-19
Listen to this young lady people
Great listen, I am not overly religious but my tendencies lean to the Church of England if pushed. I have a fair few friends and relations (Yes relations) who are muslim after the collapse of a communist regime that banned religion.
The teachings of this lady who I have seen on TV and various other outlets show a grim telling of a religion that has not moved out of the 7th century. Listen and be enlightened to what may lay ahead.
Loved it
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- E M
- 04-09-20
a true representation of the realities of islam
An critical book written by a brave apostate. There needs to be more of this type of discussion rather than burying of heads in the sand and pretending everything this hunky dory.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- OatWood
- 08-07-15
Those in power need to listen
This needs saying. Again and again until those in power listen and take heed instead of repeating the "religion of peace" mantra and hoping it goes away
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Robert Rawlins
- 03-06-17
A very important person.
Ayaan is an incredibly heroic, intelligent and important person, and the clarity of her message in this book will help you understand why.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- N E Body
- 26-03-15
Essential reading for politicians and journalists
I'm sure they wont tho.
Time to wake up and smell the jihad.
No more time for facile platitudes.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Máire
- 17-12-17
Thank you!
Terrifying, revealing and most enlightening!
May God bless you and your frankness and optimism!
Máire
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anthony Kerr
- 04-07-23
Insider knowledge
This book is a startling look into a side of Islam most people in the west have heard about, but probably disbelieved.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!