Oriana Fallaci
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| After [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]], Fallaci wrote three books critical of [[Islamism|Islamic extremists]] and [[Islam]] in general, and in both writing and interviews warned that Europe was "too tolerant of [[Muslim]]s." The first book was ''[[The Rage and the Pride]]'' (initially a four-page article in ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'', the major national newspaper in Italy). She wrote that "sons of Allah breed like rats" and in a ''Wall Street Journal'' interview in 2005, said that Europe was no longer Europe but "[[Eurabia]]". ''[[The Rage and the Pride]]'' and ''[[The Force of Reason]]'' both became bestsellers. | After [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]], Fallaci wrote three books critical of [[Islamism|Islamic extremists]] and [[Islam]] in general, and in both writing and interviews warned that Europe was "too tolerant of [[Muslim]]s." The first book was ''[[The Rage and the Pride]]'' (initially a four-page article in ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'', the major national newspaper in Italy). She wrote that "sons of Allah breed like rats" and in a ''Wall Street Journal'' interview in 2005, said that Europe was no longer Europe but "[[Eurabia]]". ''[[The Rage and the Pride]]'' and ''[[The Force of Reason]]'' both became bestsellers. | ||
| - | Her writings have been translated into 21 languages, including English, Spanish, French, [[Dutch language|Dutch]], German, Urdu, Greek, Swedish, Polish, Hungarian, Hebrew, Romanian, [[Serbo-Croatian]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Slovene language|Slovenian]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]. | + | There was also ''[[Oriana Fallaci intervista Oriana Fallaci]]''. |
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"Please, ‘mam, there are many things I still want to ask you. For example, this chador that they made me put on, to come to you, and which you insist all women must wear. Tell me, why do you force them to hide themselves, all bundled up under these uncomfortable and absurd garments, making it hard to work and move about?"--Oriana Fallaci, An Interview With KHOMEINI - The New York Times, Oct 7, 1979[1] |
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Oriana Fallaci (29 June 1929 - 15 September 2006) was an Italian journalist, author, and political interviewer. A former partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career.
She interviewed many internationally known leaders and celebrities such as the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger, the Shah of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, Willy Brandt, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Walter Cronkite, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Federico Fellini, Sammy Davis Jr, Nguyen Cao Ky, Yasir Arafat, Indira Gandhi, Alexandros Panagoulis, Archbishop Makarios III, Golda Meir, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Haile Selassie, Sean Connery and Lech Walesa.
After retirement, she returned to the spotlight after writing a series of articles and books critical of Islam and Arabs that aroused both support as well as controversies and accusations of racism and intolerance.
After 9/11
After September 11, 2001, Fallaci wrote three books critical of Islamic extremists and Islam in general, and in both writing and interviews warned that Europe was "too tolerant of Muslims." The first book was The Rage and the Pride (initially a four-page article in Corriere della Sera, the major national newspaper in Italy). She wrote that "sons of Allah breed like rats" and in a Wall Street Journal interview in 2005, said that Europe was no longer Europe but "Eurabia". The Rage and the Pride and The Force of Reason both became bestsellers.
There was also Oriana Fallaci intervista Oriana Fallaci.
