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
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people want before-death
I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death.
thinking people mind
By declaring our Prophet infallible and not permitting ourselves to question him, we Muslims had set up a static tyranny. The Prophet Muhammad attempted to legislate every aspect of life. By adhering to his rules of what is permitted and what is forbidden, we Muslims supressed the freedom to think for ourselves and to act as we chose. We froze the moral outlook of billions of people into the mind-set of the Arab desert in the seventh century. We were not just servants of Allah, we were slaves.
atheist atheism cognitive-dissonance
You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity for any cognitive dissonance.
believe angel believe-in-god
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.
religious men leader
Muslim leaders should ask themselves what exactly their relationship is to a political movement that encourages young men to kill and maim on religious grounds.
men bullshit victory
What we are now doing with the victory, and I agree with you if you condemn that and I condemn whole-heartedly the trivial bullshit it is to go after a man who makes a scientific breakthrough and all that we as women — organized women — do is to fret about his shirt?
children teenager thinking
European children are educated in a narrative of human tolerance every day, and if you want to be sure to prevent a backlash, you should at least think of bringing Muslim children and teenagers into the fold of that narrative of tolerance.
doors mosques rooms
There are some mosques with facilities for women; it's usually a back room with a back-door entrance.