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
When I was with the Labor Party, I'd get into trouble because the party bosses determined that some of what I wrote, or proposed to write about, wasn't conducive to their policies or to electoral success. Ayaan Hirsi Ali bossconducivedetermine 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
I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from. Ayaan Hirsi Ali appraisebeliefchoose Change image and share on social
I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter. Ayaan Hirsi Ali angelgod Change image and share on social
Let us recognize that we can no longer tolerate violent oppression of women in the name of religion and culture any more than we would tolerate violent oppression espoused by any other bully in the name of a twisted rationale. Ayaan Hirsi Ali bullycultureespouse share on social
If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well. Ayaan Hirsi Ali makenationstatus 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
Christians - at least Christians in a liberal democracy - have accepted, after Thomas Hobbes, that they must obey the secular rule of law; that there must be a separation of church and state. Ayaan Hirsi Ali acceptchristianchurch Change image and share on social
Catholics should be proselytizing about a God who is love, who represents a hereafter where there's no hell, who wants you to lead a life where you can confess your sins and feel much better afterwards. Those are lovely concepts of God. Ayaan Hirsi Ali catholicconceptconfess share on social
