Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that Islam needs a reformation because it is an inherently violent and anti-women religion. She believes a reformation is the only way to put an end to terrorism, sectarian conflicts, and the oppression of women and minorities. While she thinks a revision of Islamic doctrine aimed at reconciling the religion with modernity may even already have begun, as there are individuals in Islam who are asking for the separation of religion and politics, equality of women, and who are rejecting the many aspects of Sharia, she also underlines that many people who promote change…