Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals. Ayaan Hirsi Ali acceptavoidequal Change image and 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 idea that if people are just friendly and demonstrate they want peace, that will be answered with good will - that is really naive. Ayaan Hirsi Ali answerdemonstratefriendly Change image and share on social
My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam. Ayaan Hirsi Ali dutchfilmmakerfriend Change image and share on social
I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking. Ayaan Hirsi Ali amountbreathtakingcanada Change image and share on social
In April 2006, a Dutch court ordered that I leave my safe-home that I was renting from the State. The judge concluded that my neighbors had a right to argue that they felt unsafe because of my presence in the building. Ayaan Hirsi Ali aprilarguebuild share on social
I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill. Ayaan Hirsi Ali callclassicaljohn Change image and share on social
Unlike the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth, the umma, or Muslim community, has no symbolic leader, let alone a formal one. Ayaan Hirsi Ali commonwealthcommunityformal Change image and share on social
