My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you. Ayaan Hirsi Ali behavecategoricalconscience 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
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
When your life is threatened, whether it's by human beings or by disease or whatever, you come to appreciate life. Ayaan Hirsi Ali beingdiseasehuman Change image and share on social
Of course, the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not terrorists or sympathetic to terrorists. Equating all Muslims with terrorism is stupid and wrong. But acknowledging that there is a link between Islam and terror is appropriate and necessary. Ayaan Hirsi Ali acknowledgeequateislam share on social
Over the course of my life, I have made many transitions - most of them taking me further away from my Somali roots and steadily toward the enlightened mentality of Western democracy. Ayaan Hirsi Ali democracyenlightenlife Change image and share on social
No one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that's what the West is all about. Ayaan Hirsi Ali americanbeliefclash 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
When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward. Ayaan Hirsi Ali arabbriandirect Change image and share on social
