Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights
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Summary
Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europe's cities？ No one in a position of power wants to admit that the problem is linked to the arrival of several million migrants--most of them young men--from Muslim-majority countries。
In Prey， the best-selling author of Infidel， Ayaan Hirsi Ali， presents startling statistics， criminal cases and personal testimony。 Among these facts: In 2014， sexual violence in Western Europe surged following a period of stability。 In 2018 Germany， "offences against sexual self-determination" rose 36 percent from their 2014 rate; nearly two-fifths of the suspects were non-German。 In Austria in 2017， asylum-seekers were suspects in 11 percent of all reported rapes and sexual harassment cases， despite making up less than 1 percent of the total population。
This violence isn't a figment of alt-right propaganda， Hirsi Ali insists， even if neo-Nazis exaggerate it。 It's a real problem that Europe--and the world--cannot continue to ignore。 She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence， tracing the roots of sexual violence in the Muslim world from institutionalized polygamy to the lack of legal and religious protections for women。
A refugee herself， Hirsi Ali is not against immigration。 As a child in Somalia， she suffered female genital mutilation; as a young girl in Saudi Arabia， she was made to feel acutely aware of her own vulnerability。 Immigration， she argues， requires integration and assimilation。 She wants Europeans to reform their broken system--and for Americans to learn from European mistakes。 If this doesn't happen， the calls to exclude new Muslim migrants from Western countries will only grow louder。
Deeply researched and featuring fresh and often shocking revelations， Prey uncovers a sexual assault and harassment crisis in Europe that is turning the clock on women's rights much further back than the #MeToo movement is advancing it。
In Prey， the best-selling author of Infidel， Ayaan Hirsi Ali， presents startling statistics， criminal cases and personal testimony。 Among these facts: In 2014， sexual violence in Western Europe surged following a period of stability。 In 2018 Germany， "offences against sexual self-determination" rose 36 percent from their 2014 rate; nearly two-fifths of the suspects were non-German。 In Austria in 2017， asylum-seekers were suspects in 11 percent of all reported rapes and sexual harassment cases， despite making up less than 1 percent of the total population。
This violence isn't a figment of alt-right propaganda， Hirsi Ali insists， even if neo-Nazis exaggerate it。 It's a real problem that Europe--and the world--cannot continue to ignore。 She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence， tracing the roots of sexual violence in the Muslim world from institutionalized polygamy to the lack of legal and religious protections for women。
A refugee herself， Hirsi Ali is not against immigration。 As a child in Somalia， she suffered female genital mutilation; as a young girl in Saudi Arabia， she was made to feel acutely aware of her own vulnerability。 Immigration， she argues， requires integration and assimilation。 She wants Europeans to reform their broken system--and for Americans to learn from European mistakes。 If this doesn't happen， the calls to exclude new Muslim migrants from Western countries will only grow louder。
Deeply researched and featuring fresh and often shocking revelations， Prey uncovers a sexual assault and harassment crisis in Europe that is turning the clock on women's rights much further back than the #MeToo movement is advancing it。
Reviews
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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This was a physically hard book to read at certain points; however， it did open my eyes to the life of immigrants， especially women immigrants of Islamic background。 Immigration should absolutely be advocated for， however， it can very easily be at the expense of women。 Women’s rights are in jeopardy when immigrants from male-dominated societies who treat women as objects， （such as Islam） immigrate to the western world where they go onto sexually abuse women。 This is a crisis that I have been exp This was a physically hard book to read at certain points; however， it did open my eyes to the life of immigrants， especially women immigrants of Islamic background。 Immigration should absolutely be advocated for， however， it can very easily be at the expense of women。 Women’s rights are in jeopardy when immigrants from male-dominated societies who treat women as objects， （such as Islam） immigrate to the western world where they go onto sexually abuse women。 This is a crisis that I have been exposed to in this book and it is heartbreaking for women。 So what is the solution to this crisis that is quite literally eroding women’s rights？ While I am grateful for Ayaan Hirsi Ali's research in this insightful book， I do wish she would have spent more time presenting solutions to this immigration crisis， instead of just hitting on it in the last chapter。 I do appreciate how Ali threw aside political correctness out of the duty to protect women's rights。 。。。more
Shelley
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3。5 starsOne doesn't have to agree with all of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's conclusions to acknowledge that this book represents a very important contribution to discussions around immigration， women's rights， and rising rates of sexual violence committed against women in the West。 Not only is Hirsi Ali's argument very nuanced and sensible， she is also far more charitable and gracious toward migrants and asylum-seekers from Muslim-majority countries than her critics would suggest。 Being interested in this 3。5 starsOne doesn't have to agree with all of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's conclusions to acknowledge that this book represents a very important contribution to discussions around immigration， women's rights， and rising rates of sexual violence committed against women in the West。 Not only is Hirsi Ali's argument very nuanced and sensible， she is also far more charitable and gracious toward migrants and asylum-seekers from Muslim-majority countries than her critics would suggest。 Being interested in this book and seeking answers to the kinds of questions it raises should not automatically earn one the label of "alt-right xenophobe。" Similarly， it is maddeningly hypocritical when Western feminists who claim to honour "the voices and lived experiences" of women of color， refuse to engage seriously with someone like Hirsi Ali （whose own "lived experience" is very relevant to this discussion） simply because her claims are unfashionable among liberal elites。 It seems that many people in the West， not just with this issue but others as well， are happy to turn a blind eye to violence， as long as 1） they can continue to avoid being called a "racist" and 2） that violence isn't hitting too close to home。 This is a disturbing trend， and I'm thankful for people like Hirsi Ali who have the courage to raise unpopular arguments for the benefit of women's safety in the West， not just native born European women， but Muslim migrant women as well。 。。。more
Brian Mikołajczyk
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The mass migration of Muslim men to Europe over the last decade has caused several integration problems for their host countries。 One of these issues is an Islamic one。 Sharia Law is an oppressive ideology that does not respect the rights of women。 Sexual Harassment and rape of girls of all ages， even minors， are now commonplace in Western Europe。Ayaan Hirsi Ali's great book analyzes the numbers and seeks to provide a path forward for western countries to retail their liberalism in the face of t The mass migration of Muslim men to Europe over the last decade has caused several integration problems for their host countries。 One of these issues is an Islamic one。 Sharia Law is an oppressive ideology that does not respect the rights of women。 Sexual Harassment and rape of girls of all ages， even minors， are now commonplace in Western Europe。Ayaan Hirsi Ali's great book analyzes the numbers and seeks to provide a path forward for western countries to retail their liberalism in the face of this illiberal ideology。The book starts with an epigraph: "This is a trigger warning for the entire book。Reading it， you should be triggered。" And indeed， the book is quite infuriating for someone that respects womens' rights。 。。。more
Patrick Fay
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An interesting look into some of the difficult problems that may arise when people from fundamentally different cultures are brought together in increasing numbers。 The government statistics are incomplete （perhaps intentionally） and so it is difficult to assess the scope of the problem。 But there certainly seems to be quite a bit of willful blindness to a situation that brings two liberal values into conflict with one another。 The book is dry at times and is not a page turner。 But the scathing An interesting look into some of the difficult problems that may arise when people from fundamentally different cultures are brought together in increasing numbers。 The government statistics are incomplete （perhaps intentionally） and so it is difficult to assess the scope of the problem。 But there certainly seems to be quite a bit of willful blindness to a situation that brings two liberal values into conflict with one another。 The book is dry at times and is not a page turner。 But the scathing reviews are unjustified - mostly the type of ad hominem attacks that indicate the author is onto an uncomfortable truth。 。。。more
Ryan
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The message: immensely important， insightful， and cutting。The messenger: powerful， competent， and unique。Why only three stars？ The organization and frequent reversion to anecdotes make this book hardly worth the time。
Franco
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A superb read to understand a little bit about muslim culture （and politics， because they are entwined！）。 The main idea being that mulsim immigration， especially young men， represent a big problem for women of developed countries。 Loved that she shows charts to support her views and tries to be as non-biased as possible， the problem is plenty of statistics don't exist or are not public by governments， which means you can only go that far in the analysis。I craved a little more of history on musli A superb read to understand a little bit about muslim culture （and politics， because they are entwined！）。 The main idea being that mulsim immigration， especially young men， represent a big problem for women of developed countries。 Loved that she shows charts to support her views and tries to be as non-biased as possible， the problem is plenty of statistics don't exist or are not public by governments， which means you can only go that far in the analysis。I craved a little more of history on muslim countries and immigration policies。 Also while reading it I couldn't help but to think ultimately this is a communication problem， and so could be good material for a Vonnegut story。 。。。more
Joy
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Ali is one of my favorite religious/atheist authors。 Most of the English speaking atheist authors come from Christian backgrounds and marginally or fully secular societies。 Most of us have never experienced compelled religion。 Most of us have never been physically harmed because of religion。That's not the case with Ayaan。 So her opinions carry a lot of weight with me。 As she says in the book， the United States and other western nations are not The Handmaid's Tale， Muslim nations are。 We allow th Ali is one of my favorite religious/atheist authors。 Most of the English speaking atheist authors come from Christian backgrounds and marginally or fully secular societies。 Most of us have never experienced compelled religion。 Most of us have never been physically harmed because of religion。That's not the case with Ayaan。 So her opinions carry a lot of weight with me。 As she says in the book， the United States and other western nations are not The Handmaid's Tale， Muslim nations are。 We allow them to roll back the West's progress in the emancipation of women at a huge cost - We are allowing women to once again become prey for sexual predators。 Her numbers are in order。 She decries the idea that it's racism。 The ideals that force women back into hiding are religious and patriarchal。She offers solutions near the end of the book， which I found practical on a surface level。 Obviously， she's very pro-immigration and wants genuine refugees to prosper in the west。She never touches on the insanity of religious fundamentalism， which is present in all religions， but that's a nastier subject that she's dealt with in other books。 。。。more
Nikki Kennedy
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