| − | '''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''' (born ''Ayaan Hirsi Magan'') is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[feminist]], political speaker, and author of several books. [[Time magazine]] named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005. | + | '''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''' (born ''Ayaan Hirsi Magan'') is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[feminist]] from [[Somalia|Somali]] ancestry, political speaker, and author of several books. [[Time magazine]] named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005. |
| − | Born in 1969 in [[Somalia]], the second of three children born to the second wife of [[Hirsi Magan Isse]], a Somalian leader known for his organized opposition to [[Siad Barre]], she was raised there and with her mother and two siblings (a sister and brother) resided for a time in several other countries, most notably [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Kenya]], before fleeing to the [[Netherlands]] in order to escape an arranged [[marriage]]. | + | Born in 1969 in [[Somalia]], the second of three children born to the second wife of [[Hirsi Magan Isse]], a Somalian leader known for his organized opposition to [[Siad Barre]], she was raised there and with her mother and two siblings (a sister and brother) resided for a time in several other countries, most notably [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Kenya]], before fleeing to the [[Netherlands]] in order to escape an arranged [[marriage]], she currently lives in the United States. |