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| − | '''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[feminist]] and author of | + | '''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[feminist]] and author of several books: a set of essays entitled ''The Caged Virgin'', an autobiography, "''Infidel''" in which she recounts how she ceased believing in Islam and became an atheist, and a recent book "''Nomad''" in which she further recounts her life story and discusses how best to address the difficulty facing Western communities in which Muslim refugees have settled. Born in 1969 in [[Somalia]], 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]]. 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> In 2011 she married Niall Ferguson <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8770965/Henry-Kissinger-watches-historian-Niall-Ferguson-marry-Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali-under-a-fatwa.html</ref> and in 2012 gave birth to a son.<ref>http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2011/12/ayaan_hirsi_ali_gives_birth_to.php</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:52, January 30, 2012
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Dutch feminist and author of several books: a set of essays entitled The Caged Virgin, an autobiography, "Infidel" in which she recounts how she ceased believing in Islam and became an atheist, and a recent book "Nomad" in which she further recounts her life story and discusses how best to address the difficulty facing Western communities in which Muslim refugees have settled. Born in 1969 in Somalia, 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. 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] In 2011 she married Niall Ferguson [2] and in 2012 gave birth to a son.[3]