Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes


This was not an attack by a mentally deranged, lone-wolf gunman. This was not an 'un-Islamic' attack by a bunch of thugs - the perpetrators could be heard shouting that they were avenging the Prophet Muhammad. Nor was it spontaneous. It was planned to inflict maximum damage, during a staff meeting, with automatic weapons and a getaway plan. It was designed to sow terror, and in that it has worked.


Citations

Hirsi Ali, Ayaan. Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now. Harper, 2015.

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
  • Born: November 13, 1969
  • Nationality: Dutch
  • Profession: Politician, Author

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician. She received international attention as a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, actively opposing forced marriage, honor violence, child marriage and female genital mutilation. She has founded an organisation for the defense of women's rights, the AHA Foundation. Ayaan Hirsi Ali works for the Hoover Institution and the American Enterprise Institute.