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Ayaan Hirsi Ali [a] (Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali; born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somalian-born Dutch-American writer, activist, conservative thinker and former politician. [2] [3] [4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, opposing forced marriage, honour killing, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. [5]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum, writing in The Washington Post, said "Infidel is a unique book, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a unique writer, and both deserve to go far." [6] A review in The New York Times described the book as a "brave, inspiring and beautifully written memoir". [7]
Ferguson married Hirsi Ali on 10 September 2011; [191] [192] she gave birth to their son three months later. [ 193 ] [ 194 ] [ 195 ] Upset about the media coverage of his relationship with Hirsi Ali, which implied that he had begun dating her before his first marriage had unraveled, Ferguson stated: "I don't care about the sex lives of ...
Pages in category "Books by Ayaan Hirsi Ali" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. The Caged Virgin; H.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali signing books, 2008. NRC Handelsblad critic Beatrijs Ritsema labelled it a "somewhat disorderly booklet, a kind of anti-Islam almanac", but praised its style: "What an enthusiasm, and so often Hirsi Ali is spot on." Ritsema agreed with Hirsi Ali that domestic violence prevention agencies should work better together, and the ...
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now, also published as Heretic: Why Islam Must Change to Join the Modern World, [1] is a 2015 book by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, in which the author advocates that a Muslim reformation is the only way to end the horrors of terrorism, sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities.
The entire composition, complete with a preface written by Hirsi Ali, was published in 2004 under the name Atheïstisch manifest en De onredelijkheid van religie. In 2012, Philipse published a new and much more elaborate book, God in the Age of Science?, as an improvement on Atheïstisch manifest. He commented on the issue: "It was a matter of ...
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; [a] 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms.