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Nomad

From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Hardcover, 277 pages, Simon & Schuster, List Price: $27 |

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Title: Nomad
Subtitle: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations
Author: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Book Summary

The activist and best-selling author of Infidel describes her experiences after moving to America to pursue a safer life, from her renewed contact with her family after her father's death to her struggles to embrace new principles in the face of Islamic attempts to prohibit her work.

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'Nomad' Ayaan Hirsi Ali On Reclaiming Islam

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