People ask me if I have some kind of death wish, to keep saying the things I do. The answer is no: I would like to keep living. However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice. Ayaan Hirsi Ali accompliceanswerdeath share on social
I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it. Ayaan Hirsi Ali breakcountrydaydream Change image and share on social
I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form. Ayaan Hirsi Ali allahdefinedifference Change image and share on social
Young people, some of whom are not born into the faith, are being fired up by preachers using basic Islamic scripture and mobilized to wage jihad by radical imams who represent themselves as legitimate Muslim clergymen. Ayaan Hirsi Ali basicbearclergyman share on social
I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me. Ayaan Hirsi Ali clockdeathislam Change image and share on social
The problem is that those of us who were born into Islam and who don't want to live according to scripture - we don't have what the Jews have, which is a rabbinical tradition that allows you to ask questions. We also don't have the church tradition that the Christians have. Ayaan Hirsi Ali bearchristianchurch share on social
I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English. Ayaan Hirsi Ali englishfathergrateful Change image and share on social
The concept of God in Jewish orthodoxy is one where you're having constant quarrels with God. Where I come from, in Islam, the only concept of God is you submit to Him and you obey His commands; no quarreling allowed. Ayaan Hirsi Ali allowcommandconcept share on social
Even with protection, even with death threats, I can publish, I can travel and I can live the life that I want and not the one my parents want or some imam somewhere thinks I should live. Ayaan Hirsi Ali deathimamlife Change image and share on social
