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Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified by the cult of multiculturalism.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Always American Amplified Backgrounds Cult Now People Races Religions Spirit Tolerance Welcomed

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In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Abuse Blinded Criminal Culture Girl Holland Ignoring Immigrant Imperative Overwhelmed People Principled Respectful Seen Sensitive Well-Meaning While Women Women And Girls

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I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Arabia Became Came Ethiopia Europe Grew Holland Kenya Member Parliament Saudi Saudi Arabia Somalia Up I Came

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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

Topics: April Argue Because Building Concluded Court Dutch Felt Had Judge Leave Neighbors Ordered Presence Right State Unsafe

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I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and church.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: About Christianity Church Church And State Enlightened Enough Just Knowledge Life Rest Separate Spirituality State Talk

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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

Topics: About Afterwards Better Catholics Concepts Confess Feel God Hell Hereafter Lead Life Love Lovely Much Represents Should Sins Those Wants Where Who You Your

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We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would happen if Christians, feminists and Enlightenment thinkers were to start proselytizing in the Muslim community.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Agents Christians Community Compete Enlightenment Feminists Happen Islam Muslim Must Radical See Spread Start Thinkers Want Were Who Would

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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

Topics: According Also Ask Born Christians Church Islam Jews Live Problem Questions Scripture Those Tradition Us Want Were Which Who You

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With the first commandment, Mohammed tried to imprison common sense. And with the second commandment, the beautiful, romantic side of mankind was enslaved.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Beautiful Commandment Common Common Sense Enslaved First Mankind Mohammed Romantic Second Sense Side Tried

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I come from a world where the word 'trauma' doesn't exist, because we are too poor. I didn't have an easy life compared to the average European. But compared to the average African, it wasn't all that bad.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Politician

Born: November 13th, 1969

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