Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights
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Rachel
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Read this book！The author speaks compassionately， fairly， and logically about The Elephant In The Room。 Lots of research and graphs！ Real-life stories！The author is herself an immigrant first to Europe then to America。 She is very pro-immigration for those who wish to integrate into Western Culture of respecting women as equals。Unfortunately， that's not what's happening。Muslim countries do not view women as worth anything， therefore rape is socially acceptable。 These Arab， North African， etc。 Mu Read this book！The author speaks compassionately， fairly， and logically about The Elephant In The Room。 Lots of research and graphs！ Real-life stories！The author is herself an immigrant first to Europe then to America。 She is very pro-immigration for those who wish to integrate into Western Culture of respecting women as equals。Unfortunately， that's not what's happening。Muslim countries do not view women as worth anything， therefore rape is socially acceptable。 These Arab， North African， etc。 Muslims who come to Europe and America make it unsafe for women to be in public spaces， so women just。。。 disappear from public spaces。 Women and little girls have no quality of life - they are harassed， groped， raped。 And European governments are so "politically correct"， so "woke" that they refuse to prosecute these Muslim immigrants for fear of being called Racist or Bigot。Justice should be blind - but instead these men who think women valueless are above the law。She mentions Silvesternacht in Germany。 Hundreds of Arab and North African "asylum seeker" men used the New Year as an excuse to form a Rape Mob。 The politically correct German Police watched the mass rape scene and did nothing。 661 women reported their assaults from that night， and were hushed by police， politicians， and mainstream media。 The police did a cover-up。The media victim-blamed。Women don't feel safe to walk the streets， because of the attitudes of Muslim men towards women， and the woke police and judicial system who refuses to prosecute。 "The street doesn't belong to you。 That's how it feels。 I don't feel free。"In fact！ “Swedish police published （but later retracted） advice to women not to go outside alone。” Seriously？ Instead of prosecuting male murderers， police told women to… do EXACTLY！ what the male murderers wanted them to do - disappear。Islam always has religious justifications for crimes against women。 Muslim men aren’t held accountable because that’s “hate speech”， you see， to admit you got raped by him。 “In court， victims of sexual assault appearing on the witness stand have to insist that they are not racist。”They play the victim card and get away with rape and murder。Actions have consequences。。。 just not if you cry "racist！"Muslims （regardless of ethnicity） simply don’t integrate the way other religions do。 “Of all the forces holding back immigrants who grew up Muslim， Islam is the biggest precisely because it enshrines the subordination of women。”This also prevents Muslim men from getting many jobs。 “They refuse to work in places where alcohol is sold or where men and women mingle， and they especially refuse to work for a female boss… The UK Social Mobility Commission found only 19。8 percent of adult British Muslims had a full time job in 2017。 Discrimination was thought to be the cause… but [employers] reasons were compelling。 They had tried hiring Moroccan men， they told me， but had found them unemployable。 They did not show up on time， they were aggressive and rude to female colleagues， and， when they were eventually let go， they would make threats and litigate， sometimes both。”Muslim immigrants tend to isolate their children。 “This cultural isolation creates what has been called in one UK report a ‘first generation in every generation。’“Grooming Gangs。” Also known as kidnapping pedophilia rings。 “Between 1997 and 2013， an estimated 1，400 underage girls had been groomed and sexually exploited by groups （gang raping） of mainly first and second generation migrant men。”It gets worse。 Feminists don’t protect women anymore。“Liberal feminists today care more about Palestinian statehood than the mistreatment of Palestinian women at the hands of their fathers and husbands。” Feminists don’t protect Muslim women。“Women’s studies departments in universities are teaching the next generation that the only just cause is a relentless attack on the white man。 Liberal feminists excuse immigrant men of crimes against women。”Feminists don’t protect European/American women。 “I do not want to mock feminists today， but I do want them to wake up。”“I want to make it clear here that it is not only women who are being affected。 LGBTQ and Jewish communities are also being targeted。”In conclusion:Immigrants who assimilate and respect women - good！Immigrants who keep anti-women worldviews and actions - bad。Solutions - several。1。 Revamp immigration laws。 2。 Police， judicial systems， and feminists MUST stop aiding and abetting rapists and murderers on the basis of race/religion。3。 “National and regional police forces need special units dedicated to the protection of women and girls， not to mention Jewish communities， LGBTQ communities， and the dissidents of Islam。”4。 “Listen to the successful immigrants。”“We women can and must refuse to be relegated， as we have been in the past - as I have been in my own lifetime - to the status of prey。 I hope you will join me in this endeavor。” 。。。more
Juliebrown
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one if my favorite intellectuals。 She doesn’t fit into any set boxes。 Her first book was an eye opener when i read it back then。 Now she states the obvious- something most people seem to ignore。 Liberals do overcompensate。 I was one of them。 We welcome immigration into a country that can make a great difference in their lives。 But we cannot pay for it on the backs of women。 Our laws based on freedom do not include being free to continue macho customs based on treating women as Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one if my favorite intellectuals。 She doesn’t fit into any set boxes。 Her first book was an eye opener when i read it back then。 Now she states the obvious- something most people seem to ignore。 Liberals do overcompensate。 I was one of them。 We welcome immigration into a country that can make a great difference in their lives。 But we cannot pay for it on the backs of women。 Our laws based on freedom do not include being free to continue macho customs based on treating women as a scarce commodity- one that must be controlled at all costs。 。。。more
Ben Blumink
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Dit boek moet echt door iedereen gelezen worden。 Het zegt het zo als het is en hopelijk brengt het de verandering die ze wilt brengen。
Harry Johnston
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An uncomfortable and important topic that needs to be addressed。 Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an exemplar of bravery in our time， and a hero of mine whose new podcast （the Ayaan Hirsi Ali podcast） everyone should check out。 She makes the extremely compelling case， grounded in data， that our inability to criticise and properly police the behaviour of migrants and refugees from Islamic majority nations is resulting in decreased safety and higher incidences of physical and sexual harassment and violence for An uncomfortable and important topic that needs to be addressed。 Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an exemplar of bravery in our time， and a hero of mine whose new podcast （the Ayaan Hirsi Ali podcast） everyone should check out。 She makes the extremely compelling case， grounded in data， that our inability to criticise and properly police the behaviour of migrants and refugees from Islamic majority nations is resulting in decreased safety and higher incidences of physical and sexual harassment and violence for women in the West。Of course not all such men behave as predators， of course the majority of predators are still natives， of course the majority of migrants and refugees are just seeking a better life — it should not be necessary to make these facile disclaimers。 But if some tiny number of migrant/refugee men do behave as serial predators， and they get away with it， what does that say about our state of paralysis？ We must choose whether or not to cede the safety of women here to political correctness — and it is， or was until 2015/16， far safer for women in Europe than in these men’s countries of origin。 These statistics， these realities must be part of the conversation。It is not enough to argue that the airing of these hard truths may threaten religious and/or ethnic harmony in our nations， unless one is willing to sell out women to avoid that possibility — and willing to allow the harassment to continue。 Neither should be conscionable， especially not to those claiming to be feminists。As Ali laments: “I， too， have struggled with this hypocrisy in the West。 It appears that those immigrants with illiberal and misogynistic ideas are protected but we liberal feminists are not。” As Ali demonstrates with reference to the theocratically-driven backslide of embryonic women’s rights in the mid-20th century in Afghanistan， Iran， Saudi Arabia， Egypt， and Somalia， we cannot take what we have here for granted。 We have to defend it。 Even if that means accepting that some cultures are more amenable to female self-determination， and that integration — meaning the adoption of such Western values as the pursuit of absolute equality between the sexes， begun as early as 1869 — must be foremost on our list of conditions for immigration。At a minimum， the reflexive disgust and disinclination to talk and debate must be brought under control — not just for this issue， but for every issue empowering illiberalism and threatening our democracies。 My fellow ‘liberals’ who would censor such conversations need to take off their blinders and see that they are open-firing with a machine gun at all of our feet。 Again， I rely on Ayaan’s eloquence: “Others speaking about these issues find their careers stalling…Yet it is just this sort of appeasement of the forces of illiberalism that leads to the rise of the populist Right。 As the legitimate authorities shut down the free speech of those who seek to defend the open society， they inadvertently create an opportunity for those that are not much more committed to liberal values than those they seek to expel or exclude from Europe。” Populists wax and wane as the issues facing the electorate are ignored or brushed under the rug by those claiming to represent their interests — read: the Labour party， UK， or the Democrats， US， or many others throughout Europe， whom the working classes have deserted in staggering numbers。 Tony Blair and Barack Obama won modern landslides not too long ago， and look at the division that has followed。 It benefits no-one for a poorly-prepared populist to gain influence， piss a lot of people off， do very little， and then fade back into obscurity while those in the establishment lick their wounds。 Immigration has recently been one of these issues， and it would be foolish for those on the political left to continue empowering the populist right with name-calling directed toward those people who want to discuss immigration openly and honestly。We rightly seek to admire every culture today， but this seems to go hand-in-hand with a relentless denigration of our own。 We， the supremely lucky， have forgotten just how bloody lucky we are。 There are things worth admiring， worth preserving， here。 A final passage from Prey: “We must not forget that the very concept that women are equal to men is a relatively new one。 It emerged only in the West and despite its advancements — from the right to vote to protection from discrimination in the workplace — has yet to achieve the complete equality to which feminists aspire。 This fragile near equality， which exists in law if not in every home and workplace， has existed for only a fraction of time， and history has shown us that such achievements can be quickly reversed。 The Communist regimes in the Soviet Union and China also promised women equality as part of their revolutions but delivered a reality that fell far short。” As the bourgeoisie among us turn to Marxism， once more， as the final solution， we must think very carefully about the evidence of history， about what we have， what we stand to lose — what we must protect。 。。。more
Marcus Eskilsson
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Ayaan supplies readers with a tired old narrative。 Complete with selectieve data and odd interpretations。 Also a few factual faults。
Kulwa Thabit
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Immigration problem in Europe is a 'Chicken comes home to root' issue。 The question is， where do this refugees comes from？ In turmoil countries such as Libya （invaded and destabilized by Western）， Sahel Region （Northern Senegal， southern Mauritania， central Mali， northern Burkina Faso， the extreme south of Algeria， Niger， the extreme north of Nigeria， the extreme north of Cameroon and Central African Republic， central Chad， central and southern Sudan） are in constant wars because of tribal and e Immigration problem in Europe is a 'Chicken comes home to root' issue。 The question is， where do this refugees comes from？ In turmoil countries such as Libya （invaded and destabilized by Western）， Sahel Region （Northern Senegal， southern Mauritania， central Mali， northern Burkina Faso， the extreme south of Algeria， Niger， the extreme north of Nigeria， the extreme north of Cameroon and Central African Republic， central Chad， central and southern Sudan） are in constant wars because of tribal and ethnic differences resulted by states created by the western themselves without consultation and considering reality of the particular societies; nations like France are stealing resources from those countries in collaboration with the leaders they are keeping in Power like Biya of Cameroon who in turn become corrupt and arrogant because they are protected by European nations。 So， what they face in Europe is a result of their own actions。 Its a chicken come home to roost。 。。。more
Shanim Manzoor
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This was a informative book about the problems with integration that happen without adequate controls as well as how clashes can happen culturally leading to morbid results 。 In terms of actual solutions it barely lasted 3 chapters and not very well thought out ， seemingly like an afterthought。
Dave Fransen
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Well this is a tough book。 On one hand， as a politically left-leaning guy， I'm pro-asylum， pro-immigration and pro-migration。 But I've wondered how European nations that opened their borders （esp。 Germany） are handling the influx of tens of thousands。 It turns out， according to Ali， not very well。 Her book made me a little ashamed halfway through when I started wondering if Western cultures can ever truly accept Muslim immigrants and integrate them into their respective societies。 Her really com Well this is a tough book。 On one hand， as a politically left-leaning guy， I'm pro-asylum， pro-immigration and pro-migration。 But I've wondered how European nations that opened their borders （esp。 Germany） are handling the influx of tens of thousands。 It turns out， according to Ali， not very well。 Her book made me a little ashamed halfway through when I started wondering if Western cultures can ever truly accept Muslim immigrants and integrate them into their respective societies。 Her really compelling points around the patriarchal workings of many Mideastern countries - along with the education of boys and the restrictions on girls - result in not just negative， but violent attitudes （and actions） against women。 As supportive as I am of immigrants working to improve their lives， I will never value that over the rights of women to live freely and equally in every society。 The rise in sexual crime against women in Europe is escalating quickly， and Ali says that while political leaders may not want to face it， the fact that it coincides with massive immigration is not a coincidence。 Tough book， but an important one for anybody concerned about feminism and women's rights around the world。 。。。more
laurenpie
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wow。。 eye opening， absolutely convincingExceptional introduction。 Exceptional closing chapter with practical suggestions and exhortation for working on the problem before it leads to further social disorder， crime or racism。Hard to read， and not simply because the topic and testimonies are painful。 After the first several （excellent） chapters， the book becomes increasingly difficult to read due to repetition （like she's publishing separate monthly articles in a magazine）。 And yet， I do still hig wow。。 eye opening， absolutely convincingExceptional introduction。 Exceptional closing chapter with practical suggestions and exhortation for working on the problem before it leads to further social disorder， crime or racism。Hard to read， and not simply because the topic and testimonies are painful。 After the first several （excellent） chapters， the book becomes increasingly difficult to read due to repetition （like she's publishing separate monthly articles in a magazine）。 And yet， I do still highly recommend reading this， as the evidence is compelling and the reasoning is irrefutable。This is the second book I've read from Ali， both certainly worth my time。 。。。more
Rayna
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So。 The right-wing populists who warned everyone that mass migration from Muslim countries into Europe would result in a culture clash and an increase in violent crime have been proven right。 Well， that's awkward。Ayaan Hirsi Ali， who is herself an immigrant from a Muslim country， went to great lengths to dig up the truth about the impact of the migration crisis on European women。 I have a lot of respect for Hirsi Ali; she is a person with integrity who doesn't let anyone's political agenda get i So。 The right-wing populists who warned everyone that mass migration from Muslim countries into Europe would result in a culture clash and an increase in violent crime have been proven right。 Well， that's awkward。Ayaan Hirsi Ali， who is herself an immigrant from a Muslim country， went to great lengths to dig up the truth about the impact of the migration crisis on European women。 I have a lot of respect for Hirsi Ali; she is a person with integrity who doesn't let anyone's political agenda get in the way of talking about a problem and offering practical solutions。 She and her research team traveled to the European countries that had taken in the largest numbers of migrants: Germany， the United Kingdom， France， and Sweden （as well as some others whose influx of refugees was large relative to the population of the country）。Men of all nationalities， ethnicities， and religions harass and abuse women。 We all know that。 People are uncomfortable bringing up nationality， ethnicity， and religion when the perpetrator of violence is from a racial or religious minority because they feel like they are singling out a characteristic about someone that should not matter， and to some degree I understand that。 There are racists who seize on any instance of nonwhite male misbehaviour to promote racist opinions， and well-meaning people don't want to give them ammunition。 But the left-wing has the opposite problem: they only care about male violence when it can be pinned on "straight white men。" Race and ethnicity aren't related to a man's propensity for violence， but the ideologies he holds are。 The majority of migrants who have traveled to Europe are young men。 Migrant Muslim men primarily from the Middle East and North Africa target both women from their own communities who are "immodest" or "act too Western" and Western women because they are "sluts" and leftists pretend they don't see it。 Questioning whether their behaviour has something to do with their religion or cultural values makes Muslim men look bad。 It's a real issue that people don't want to talk about， and that's why Hirsi Ali wrote this book。Hirsi Ali remarks on how troubling it is that in the era of the #MeToo movement， when Western societies have finally started to take sexual violence and sexual harassment against women and girls more seriously， the poor and lower class women and girls most affected by the sex crimes in Europe's "no-go zones" don't receive nearly as much attention or sympathy as Hollywood actresses who were harassed by producers。 Indeed， the amount of Muslim male violence against women and girls that has been excused， ignored， or covered up by the police， law courts， media， and the general public due to fear of being called "racist" or "xenophobic" should enrage anyone who reads this book。 It certainly enraged me。- Hirsi Ali begins the book by describing how women are slowly disappearing from public life in certain streets and neighbourhoods due to the degree of sexual harassment and assault they have endured walking through them。 In some areas of London， Paris， and Stockholm where the sexes once mingled， women are no longer anywhere to be seen。- It was a big challenge for Hirsi Ali and her assistants to find information about migrants and sex crimes。 Most European countries do not record the migration status， ethnicity， or religion of the perpetrators in crime statistics。 The ones that do tend to be reluctant to release the information。 In 2015， for example， Sweden's minister of justice refused to release data that included the migration status of criminals despite public pressure to do so。 Sweden has no problem releasing data about the migration status of victims of crimes， however。 One Swedish newspaper took it upon themselves to do some research on their own: looking through 58 gang rape cases in Sweden between 2012 and 2017， they found that of the 112 convicted rapists， 75% were not born in Sweden and 41% of that percentage were asylum seekers。 A Swedish documentary on sex crimes during that same period found that 58% of offenders were born outside Sweden。 "Of 129 convicted for assault rape， 110 were foreign-born。 Of 94 gang rapists， 70 were born outside Europe。" （Dömda för våldtäkt， SVT Nyheter）- "Austria's Federal Ministry of the Interior does publish the migration status of suspects in its crime statistics。 Since 2009， sex offenses increased by 11。8 percent。 Of the 936 rape cases reported in 2018， more than half of the suspects （55 percent） were not Austrian citizens。 In 2017， asylum seekers were suspects in 11 percent of all reported rapes and sexual harassment cases in Austria， despite making up less than 1 percent of the total population。 The more general category of "foreigners"—which includes other non-Austrian citizens， who make up around 19 percent of Austria's population—were suspects in almost a third of rape and sexual harassment cases。"- In the other countries that recorded whether criminal suspects were native， foreign， or born to foreign parents， there were similar patterns。 In Denmark， statistics show that "non-Western" immigrants and their children accounted for about 40% of rape convictions and between 25% and 33% of groping convictions despite making up less than 13% of the population。 In France， foreigners make up 7% of the population but are suspects in 14% of sex crimes。 In Germany， asylum seekers make up 1 to 2% of the population but were almost 12% of suspects in sex crimes in 2018 （16。3% for rapes specifically）。 Hirsi Ali also sought out regional data in Bavaria and Lower Saxony， which received some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers， and found that the numbers showed the same picture。- I'm glad Hirsi Ali touched on why media outlets have been claiming the exact opposite of what the real data shows， because for the past six years all I've been hearing is that migrants almost never commit crimes and that suggesting that the increase in crime in Europe has anything to do with mass migration from the Muslim world is just racist xenophobic propaganda designed to make you hate migrants。 Until sometime last year， before I started investigating this topic more deeply， I believed that most migrants really were integrating well and that it was rare for them to commit crimes。 I was so naïve。 Anyway the studies that supposedly prove that migrants have not contributed to the increase in European crime rates are sorely lacking。 They rely on outdated data， such as one study Hirsi Ali described which only covered crime statistics from 2014 to 2015。 The migration crisis began in late 2015 and violent crime spiked in 2017 and 2018， she explains， and none of that data was available to report on even during the years that it happened。 It can take a couple of years for governments to collect and process all that data before they can publish it。 （From my experience， they also rely on improper methods， like getting survey participants to say that they still feel safe walking through their cities， like one article I remember reading in which the journalist who did such a survey looked at the results and triumphantly reported， "See， 59% of people say they feel safe！" But that leaves 41% of people who don't feel safe。。。and 41% is still a pretty large percentage！ That's about 2 out of every 5 people。）- The book goes on to discuss numerous cases of sexual violence， many of which were handled horribly by the police and law courts。 In these cases migrant men convicted of rape and abuse， including the sexual abuse of children， were handed painfully light sentences such as 150 hours of community service， three weeks in prison， and paying a fine to their victims。 The Cologne attacks on New Year's Eve of 2015， during which 1，500 migrant men engaged in mass sexual assaults of women while police did nothing to stop them， later resulted in only three convictions。 Hirsi Ali also devotes a chapter to the infamous grooming gangs in Britain， made up primarily of Pakistani men， which the police chose not to investigate because they were afraid of "inciting racial tensions。" What I did not know is that it was not just Rotherham， but many other cities， where the rapes and sexual abuses of young girls by such gangs took place， and are still taking place。 Some of the rapists have only recently been convicted even though the gang abuses have been going on for more than a decade。 It's no wonder many migrant men have no fear of the law when their host country practically rewards them for raping little girls。- "What is lost on many in the debate about integration is that the individual's relationship with the government is vastly different in the undemocratic societies the immigrants are fleeing。 [。。。] People do not take their problems to the authorities as citizens do in Europe。 If they agitate or criticize the government， they can end up in prison or dead。 In such countries everyone has a story of a relative or friend who has "disappeared" at the hands of authorities。For a new arrival， being stopped by a European policeman or policewoman is a disconcertingly tame experience。 A caution followed by a letter with a warning is no big deal to someone who in his home country would expect to be beaten or immediately thrown into prison。"- Pro-refugee European citizens who believe migrants are unfairly discriminated against whenever the government decides to deport them take part in some mind-blowing stupidity， such as the following:"In August 2018， a Somali refugee， Yaqub Ahmed， was escorted onto a Turkish Airlines flight at London's Heathrow Airport to be repatriated to Somalia。 He didn't get very far。 The pilot refused to take off when passengers loudly protested his deportation。 "Take him off the plane！" they chanted—which was exactly what the security personnel did。 What the passengers did not know was that Ahmed was being deported as part of his conviction for gang-raping a 16-year-old girl with three of his friends。 Before his abortive deportation， he had served four years of a nine-year prison sentence。 Shortly after his release， one of his fellow rapists traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State。"- The chapter "Why Integration Has Not Happened" is crucial to understanding why Muslim children do worse in school than their non-Muslim peers， why more than half of refugee women in Europe are unemployed， why many migrants are still on welfare， and why "parallel societies" are failing Muslim women and girls。"It is Muslim women who have the most to gain by integrating in the West， and their husbands and fathers know this。 Muslim girls see the freedom and opportunities of their Western counterparts， but when they try to enjoy the same， they are pulled back。 Indeed， the process of migration itself causes some men from honor cultures to crack down more severely in the European diaspora than in their country of origin。 They forbid their girls to date and have boyfriends or even boys who are friends。 They fear rumors and gossip that might tarnish their family's honor。 Girls are discouraged from swimming， going to concerts， and participating in leisure activities where boys are present。 They are not permitted to wear makeup and Western clothes。 A 2016 survey of 1，100 young people aged between 12 and 18 years in Stockholm suburbs found that 56 percent of girls were not allowed to take part in recreational activities with boys。"- The failure of integration has been devastating for women and girls in Muslim communities。 Hirsi Ali discusses the problem of domestic violence， honor killings， and forced marriages in Muslim communities that European authorities overlook due to a desire to "respect other cultures" and not be accused of "racism" or "xenophobia。" Are you seeing a pattern yet？ Muslim apologists love to conflate criticism of Islam with an attack on their ethnic identity; they do it deliberately and stupid people keep falling for it。 Western countries' cowardly and embarrassing capitulation to Islam is setting women's rights back， and people have suffered damage to their careers and reputations for daring to talk about it。 I hope this is starting to change， and that European governments heed Hirsi Ali's warning and advice。 I love that she offers some solutions， which includes rewriting laws about how the international community should handle refugees。 She suggests that countries should accept migrants based on whether they are willing to adopt Western values rather than whether they claim to be asylum seekers， which is such a great idea。 It would be better for an "economic migrant" whose life isn't in danger to be accepted because he or she believes in human rights and democracy than for an asylum seeker who has experienced persecution in his own country to be accepted when he hates women， hates the West， and probably has a long history of being an abusive piece of shit。 He can fuck off back to his country and die。 I don't understand why these types of people don't just migrate to other Muslim countries if they hate the West so much。 I disagree with Hirsi Ali on some things; for instance I think European governments should absolutely put in more resources to deport migrants with criminal histories and migrants who contribute nothing to the country。 The smartest thing to do would be to end Muslim immigration and only accept non-Muslim immigrants。 It's working out for Poland。 I have a lot more to say about this topic， but this is supposed to be a book review， so I'll just end it here。 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Hussein
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It is an observational book， which is good for that。 Trying to decipher the cause of this disparity is another discussion。 I understand her background and the wound she felt prior， but I wished she was not emersed in her own experience and if she was able to separate it from these supposed to be neutral ideas in this book。 I think in the end， we as humans tend to be biased by nature and VERY hard to be away from our own experience in life， or in our brain。
Gina Berry
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A little heavy on statistics but a shocking view at things that are happening around the world to erode the progress that we have made in women’s rights。
Merja Pohjola
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Hyvää
Dennis
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Are the rights of immigrants any more important than the rights of women？ So far， politicians， media， and other typical left-wing suspects in Europe and elsewhere have answered yes。 And the consequences have been swift and broad-reaching， continuing to snowball in recent years following German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to essentially open the floodgates to open borders for migrants following the Syria crisis of 2015。 This and other similar shortsighted policies have contributed to the Are the rights of immigrants any more important than the rights of women？ So far， politicians， media， and other typical left-wing suspects in Europe and elsewhere have answered yes。 And the consequences have been swift and broad-reaching， continuing to snowball in recent years following German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to essentially open the floodgates to open borders for migrants following the Syria crisis of 2015。 This and other similar shortsighted policies have contributed to the increase in sexual violence against women and others throughout western Europe。Ayaan Hirsi Ali is herself an immigrant， twice， and knows of what she speaks。 She originally fled an arranged marriage in Somalia and sought asylum in Holland where within a short period she rose from refugee to Dutch translator， to PhD and member of parliament。 However， her outspokenness about the challenges of radical Islam threatened her safety in one of the most tolerant democracies in the world。 Thus she fled again， this time to the United States。The focus of this book is the failure of western governments in Europe in particular to assimilate migrants to secular societies that clash with the values of immigrants who have primarily come from conservative Islamic countries of south Asia and north Africa。 Instead， migrants cluster in communities where they speak their own languages， maintain their own cultures， and in some instances import sharia law。 Even Merkel admits to areas of Germany where no one dares go。One of the main issues is women now being forced to withdraw from public life， cover up in modest clothing， and avoid areas that have become men-only such as cafes， parks， and streets in certain neighborhood in Molenbeek （Brussels， Belgium）， Rinkeby （Stockholm， Sweden） and beyond。 The author frets that this is not only a step backwards， but that it will only continue as the demographics of Europe are rapidly shifting with increasing numbers of Muslim migrants who are not assimilating。Of course the typical suspects （see above） make or are afraid of accusations of racism at even mentioning the problem， let alone addressing it。 But Ali spends the first several chapters setting forth facts and data as well as personal stories to demonstrate that the problem is real， and that sexual assault and violence against women is going unpunished。 She then provides prescriptions including sex education， modifying the asylum rules which are outdated from the Geneva Convention in the 1950s designed for an altogether different set of circumstances （e。g。， Jews immigrating to the U。S。 and elsewhere）， and modulating the incentives such as welfare that draw refugees to begin with。This is an important book with far-reaching implications that should not be ignored。 Hopefully policy makers are taking note and will get serious about protecting all women and preserving western values that have brought more freedom than at any time in history before it is too late。 。。。more
Carlos Santiago
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Un libro muy valiente escrito por una gran luchadora que necesita guardaespaldas para poder andar libremente por Europa。 Huyó de Africa para tener libertad y ahora comprueba horrorizada como Occidente sin prisa pero sin pausa está dando pasos hacia la oscuridad aceptando constumbres medievales y dando gasolina a los populistas。 Los primeros capítulos son bastante pesados con muchos números y datos， pasando eso el libro es una crítica constructiva aunque muchos tildaran de racista。
Mrs。 Scott
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I would give this book six stars if I could。
Sarah M。
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In this day and age of cancel culture and illiberal techniques to spread "liberal" ideas， one must tread lightly when addressing the topics raised in this book。 It takes a prodigious amount of courage to write a book on this topic when you have a fatwa calling for your death。 I felt a wide range of emotions while reading this; I oscillated between anger， fear， disgust， and sadness。 Ultimately， Ali's commitment to speaking up about cold， hard facts gave me hope。 My respect and admiration for her In this day and age of cancel culture and illiberal techniques to spread "liberal" ideas， one must tread lightly when addressing the topics raised in this book。 It takes a prodigious amount of courage to write a book on this topic when you have a fatwa calling for your death。 I felt a wide range of emotions while reading this; I oscillated between anger， fear， disgust， and sadness。 Ultimately， Ali's commitment to speaking up about cold， hard facts gave me hope。 My respect and admiration for her are tremendous。 。。。more
Brian
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Okay read but everybody sentient already knew all this-the only reason she is allowed to state the obvious is because of her ethnic origin-this isn't rocket science。 The most powerful people on the planet-the global billionaire class-are almost totally in agreement that these problems need to worsen-the irony is that women in every western country are the main voting bloc in favor of all this nonsense。 People who want to live in safe， civilized societies will flee but the problem obviously can't Okay read but everybody sentient already knew all this-the only reason she is allowed to state the obvious is because of her ethnic origin-this isn't rocket science。 The most powerful people on the planet-the global billionaire class-are almost totally in agreement that these problems need to worsen-the irony is that women in every western country are the main voting bloc in favor of all this nonsense。 People who want to live in safe， civilized societies will flee but the problem obviously can't be fixed-here in Canada a high profile "Conservative" female politician just said that basically "white maleness" is evil and the main problem in our society。 So yeah nobody is driving the bus-people are just going to try not to be involved in the wreckage。 。。。more
Ed
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I felt this is a very important topic and the author demonstrated her thoroughness in research to write this book。 I learned a lot reading this book but does contain a lot of data backing up points which might be too much for some readers trying to get educated。
CatReader
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This was a very difficult book to read as Hirsi Ali doesn't pull punches and graphically describes dozens and dozens of awful crimes perpetrated against women and children in Europe over the past few decades at the hands of a segment of Muslim men， and the perfect storm of governmental and social policies that have allowed the situation to fester and escalate。 Still， this is a very academic text that presents well-researched data rather loose anecdotes and sensationalism to back Hirsi Ali's cent This was a very difficult book to read as Hirsi Ali doesn't pull punches and graphically describes dozens and dozens of awful crimes perpetrated against women and children in Europe over the past few decades at the hands of a segment of Muslim men， and the perfect storm of governmental and social policies that have allowed the situation to fester and escalate。 Still， this is a very academic text that presents well-researched data rather loose anecdotes and sensationalism to back Hirsi Ali's central theses。 。。。more
Lisa
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When facts are more frightening than any work of fiction you've ever read。。。 When facts are more frightening than any work of fiction you've ever read。。。 。。。more
Rjurban
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Very interesting eye opening read。 Very relevant to today's immigration issues in America。 Take heed Democrats。 This is what will come。 Very interesting eye opening read。 Very relevant to today's immigration issues in America。 Take heed Democrats。 This is what will come。 。。。more
Andrea Barcia
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Hay muchos datos， muchos casos， y muchas cosas de las que habla la autora （que escribe con mucha soltura y es fácil de seguir y leer） que son melones que hay que abrir y de los que hay que hablar， como la integración efectiva que se debe hacer de los inmigrantes en Europa。Pero hay muchas partes donde roza el límite de no saber si estas leyendo a alguien que quiere un progreso en Europa en cuanto a este tema， o quiere ponerle unas vallas enormes donde no entre nadie más。 Me ha dado la sensación a Hay muchos datos， muchos casos， y muchas cosas de las que habla la autora （que escribe con mucha soltura y es fácil de seguir y leer） que son melones que hay que abrir y de los que hay que hablar， como la integración efectiva que se debe hacer de los inmigrantes en Europa。Pero hay muchas partes donde roza el límite de no saber si estas leyendo a alguien que quiere un progreso en Europa en cuanto a este tema， o quiere ponerle unas vallas enormes donde no entre nadie más。 Me ha dado la sensación agridulce durante todo el ensayo。 Muchas veces leía cosas con las que estaba de acuerdo， pero luego pasaba a poner algún texto donde se contradecía， o que estaba （a mi parecer） fuera de lugar。 Y bueno， poner en un momento a los estadounidenses como referentes en cuanto a inmigración。。 es un claro ejemplo。En cuanto a datos， estadísticas y bibliografía he de reconocer que un 10， por eso las 3 estrellas， la verdad。 。。。more
Dina Alexander
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When I bought this book I didn't realize this author was anti-muslim and often used by the Right to demonize Islam。 However， I did take one very useful point from the book: Women in the West， myself included， have forgotten our sisters in the East who suffer under great oppression--not being able to vote， get gainful employment， or even leave their homes without permission from their "guardian。" We are far too content with the progress we have made in western culture and need to help women who a When I bought this book I didn't realize this author was anti-muslim and often used by the Right to demonize Islam。 However， I did take one very useful point from the book: Women in the West， myself included， have forgotten our sisters in the East who suffer under great oppression--not being able to vote， get gainful employment， or even leave their homes without permission from their "guardian。" We are far too content with the progress we have made in western culture and need to help women who are still subjected to vaginal mutilation， early/child marriage， and "modesty doctrines。" 。。。more
Bücherangelegenheiten
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„Dies ist eine Triggerwarnung， die für das gesamte Buch gilt。 Wenn Sie es lesen， sollten Sie getriggert sein。“ Mit diesen Worten beginnt das Buch „Beute: Warum muslimische Einwanderung westliche Frauenrechte bedroht“ von Ayaan Hirsi Ali， einer niederländisch-amerikanischen Politikwissenschaftlerin， Frauenrechtlerin und Islamkritikerin。Tenor des Buches ist， dass eine Massenintegration aus mehrheitlich muslimisch geprägten Ländern ein Gefahr für die Werte der westlichen Welt und insbesondere für d „Dies ist eine Triggerwarnung， die für das gesamte Buch gilt。 Wenn Sie es lesen， sollten Sie getriggert sein。“ Mit diesen Worten beginnt das Buch „Beute: Warum muslimische Einwanderung westliche Frauenrechte bedroht“ von Ayaan Hirsi Ali， einer niederländisch-amerikanischen Politikwissenschaftlerin， Frauenrechtlerin und Islamkritikerin。Tenor des Buches ist， dass eine Massenintegration aus mehrheitlich muslimisch geprägten Ländern ein Gefahr für die Werte der westlichen Welt und insbesondere für die westlichen Frauen darstelle。 Ali berichtet von sexualisierter Gewalt die muslimische Männer gegen westliche Frauen ausüben würden und dass die westliche Gesellschaft dies einfach ignoriere， um nicht in die Ecke der Islam-Feindlichkeit gestellt zu werden。 Sie berichtet von Vierteln in Brüssel und Paris， in denen es keine Frauen mehr auf der Straße gäbe， weil Frauen sich nicht mehr in diese männerdominierten Viertel trauen würden。Um zu beweisen， dass sexuell gewalttätige muslimische Männer die Rechte der Frauen in Europa zurückdrängen， sucht Ali Kriminalitätsdaten， Zeitungsartikel und sozialwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zusammen。 Sie gibt offen zu， dass die Daten dazu sehr gering sind。 Das hält sie aber nicht davon ab sie trotzdem als Grundlage für ihr Buch zu nutzen。 Das sexualisierte Gewalt auch von nicht muslimischen Männer ausgehen kann， lässt sie in ihrem Buch bewusst beiseite。 Nach der Lektüre könnte man den Eindruck gewinnen， dass die meisten Sexualverbrechen in Westeuropa von muslimischen Geflüchteten an fremden Europäerinnen begangen wurden。 Das ist nicht der Fall - die Männer， die die größte Bedrohung für europäische Frauen darstellen， sind die Männer， die die größte Bedrohung für Frauen überall darstellen: Männer， die Frauen kennen。Das Buch hat gleich mehrere Probleme: Es ist offensichtlich mehr als Islam-feindlich！ Es ist feindlich gegenüber Geflüchteten und bedient in vielen Punkten ein rechtes populistisches Narrativ。 Das mag vielleicht auch mit Alis schwacher Quellenarbeit zusammenhängen。 In vielen Abschnitten des Buches verlässt sie sich auf ihr Gefühl。 Ein Sachbuch， das auf dem Bauchgefühl der Autorin basiert， scheint kein sehr gelungenes Sachbuch zu sein。 Zudem zitiert sie für meinen Geschmack zu viel Springer-Presse， die nicht gerade bekannt ist für eine vorurteilsfreie Recherche。 Es gehe Ali， so schreibt sie， nicht darum muslimische geflüchtete Menschen zu Dämonisieren。 Das Problem ist aber， dass es sich genau so liest。 Ihr ginge es darum， eine Debatte anzustoßen。 Ob dieses Buch ein geeigneter Anstoß ist， bleibt fraglich。Keine Leseempfehlung！ 。。。more
Jonathan Nordland
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Important， but it’s telling that I would not read this book in front of mixed company。
Lina
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This book was a hard read。。。 One story from Sweden: a man was to be departed from the country; when on the plane before taking off， the passengers protested and demanded the man to be taken off the plane， i。e。 they were protesting against his deportation。 The police had no other choice but to take him off the plane。 What the passengers did not know was that the man was a rapist and had been in prison for 2 years before his deportation。And then there are other stories about rape and the harassmen This book was a hard read。。。 One story from Sweden: a man was to be departed from the country; when on the plane before taking off， the passengers protested and demanded the man to be taken off the plane， i。e。 they were protesting against his deportation。 The police had no other choice but to take him off the plane。 What the passengers did not know was that the man was a rapist and had been in prison for 2 years before his deportation。And then there are other stories about rape and the harassment of women by male immigrants who are not integrated or unable/unwilling to integrate。The message of Ayaan: come out of denial; call things by their names; the problem is there， the problem is real and it has to do with the attitude/culture/religion of the immigrant men toward women。。。。 because equal rights for men and women is a historical anomaly that has only recently occurred in the Western societies。 Ayaan is not against immigration as she is herself an immigrant; but she is worried about the erosion of women's rights and about the way the West deals with criminality among immigrant men。。。 。。。more
Katy
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I was already very familiar with this topic and many of the cited statistics。 After almost a month of putting off getting through the 3rd chapter， I allowed myself to skim those sections and then proceeded to fly through the rest of the book in 2 days。
Joshua Gray
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It's great to read about sensitive issues when the author handles the topic in such a reasonable， thoughtful and evidence-based manner。 The fear is that if left ignored then it is right-wing populists that will provide bad answers to complicated problems。 There is a big statistics dump in the first few chapters but they provide the data to back up the more personal stories throughout。 The second last chapter offers some pretty radical and controversial reforms to asylum seeker policy that I don' It's great to read about sensitive issues when the author handles the topic in such a reasonable， thoughtful and evidence-based manner。 The fear is that if left ignored then it is right-wing populists that will provide bad answers to complicated problems。 There is a big statistics dump in the first few chapters but they provide the data to back up the more personal stories throughout。 The second last chapter offers some pretty radical and controversial reforms to asylum seeker policy that I don't really know what to make of。 Overall， Prey is a book championing the rights and freedoms of women as well as the values of secularism and liberalism。 There are some pretty harrowing stories of sexual violence throughout so you may want to be careful if you're very sensitive to that kind of content。 。。。more
Kaylee J
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