| | Oriana is not an Objectivist, but she is a lover of and fighter for freedom. Accused of being a leftist, she is more libertarian than most libertarians. I am wondering how many Objectivists are familiar with Oriana and her work.
The article is from Autonomist ASAP.
| 4/7/04 | Oriana Fallaci: | A New Book |
 Oriana Fallaci has a published a new Book: The Force of Reason (La Forza della Ragione)
 "Europe becomes more and more a province of Islam, a colony of Islam. And Italy is an outpost of that province, a stronghold of that colony," the book says. "In each of our cities lies a second city: a Muslim city, a city run by the Quran. A stage in the Islamic expansionism."
 If this book is anything like The Rage and The Pride it is a must read. I cannot say enough good about this courageous woman.
She is one of my real life heroes.
Here are links to two more reviews:
A Colony Of Islam.
Author throws new force of words at Islam.
If you read Italian, here is a source for the book: La Forza della ragione.
 (I do not believe there is an English version of this book yet. As soon as it is available I will announce it in this column.)
If you haven't read it yet, get The Rage and The Pride here. You won't be sorry. Or read more about here.
If you would like to learn more about Oriana:
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Here are some comments from another forum where this article was posted:
I bought several copies of The Rage and the Pride for various friends who simply didn't grasp the threat of Islamic terrorism and rule. Yes, there are many books that speak to the issue but not with the emotion and first person experiences that shake you from the comfort of academic intellectualizing.
And a great journalist. Most people think of old age as the twilight of their years but its astonishing Oriana Fallaci has written back to end, two great books in the years since 9/11. One is touched by her dedication of The Force Of Reason to the victims of that day. She really tells at length why Europe is no longer the summit of the West in this new millenium.
"I do not believe in vile acquittals, phony appeasements, easy forgiveness. Even less, in the exploitation or the blackmail of the word Peace. When peace stands for surrender, fear, loss of dignity and freedom, it is no longer peace. It is suicide."
-- Oriana Fallaci
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I have contacted Istituto Rizzolio about the English version of the book, but have not yet received any word about it. Since Oriana usually does her own translations it may be a while before it is available.
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