Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, born Ayaan Hirsi Magan, on 13 November 1969) is a Dutch-American activist, author, and former politician of Somali origin. She is a leading opponent of female genital mutilation, and calls for a reformation of Islam. She is supportive of women's rights and is an atheist. Her latest book was released in 2015 and is called: Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 November 1969
hope young wells
If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.
nomad has-beens
All my life I have been a nomad.
tvs threat
Every time I went on TV I got a threat.
father grateful school
I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English.
mills
I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill.
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I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter.
thinking space canada
I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking.
two rights netherlands
If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.
teenager brotherhood kenya
In 1985 as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
wish reason categorical-imperative
My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you.
thinking west belief
No one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that's what the West is all about.
country chance decided
They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it.
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The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised. ...
christian feminist community
We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would happen if Christians, feminists and Enlightenment thinkers were to start proselytizing in the Muslim community.