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| − | '''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] feminist and author of such works as ''Submission'' and ''The Caged Virgin.'' Born in 1969 in [[Somolia]], she was raised there and in [[Kenya]], before fleeing to the Netherlands in order to escape an arranged marriage. Although she spent most of her life as a devout [[Muslim]], after the attacks on the [[World Trade Center]]s in [[America]] on September 11th, she re-examined her beliefs. After reading ''Atheistisch Manifest'' by [[Herman Philipse]], she became an outspoken atheist. Until recently, she held a seat in the Dutch [[Parliament]], the [[Tweede Kamer]]. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4985636.stm</ref> | + | '''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[feminist]] and author of such works as ''Submission'' and ''The Caged Virgin.'' Born in 1969 in [[Somolia]], she was raised there and in [[Kenya]], before fleeing to the [[Netherlands]] in order to escape an arranged [[marriage]]. Although she spent most of her life as a devout [[Muslim]], after the attacks on the [[World Trade Center]]s in [[America]] on September 11th, she re-examined her beliefs. After reading ''Atheistisch Manifest'' by [[Herman Philipse]], she became an outspoken [[atheist]]. Until recently, she held a seat in the Dutch [[Parliament]], the [[Tweede Kamer]]. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4985636.stm</ref> |
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Dutch feminist and author of such works as Submission and The Caged Virgin. Born in 1969 in Somolia, she was raised there and in Kenya, before fleeing to the Netherlands in order to escape an arranged marriage. Although she spent most of her life as a devout Muslim, after the attacks on the World Trade Centers in America on September 11th, she re-examined her beliefs. After reading Atheistisch Manifest by Herman Philipse, she became an outspoken atheist. Until recently, she held a seat in the Dutch Parliament, the Tweede Kamer. [1]