The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.
- I would like to be judged on the validity of my arguments, not as a victim.
- There are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.
- Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.
- Wishful thinking about the peaceful tolerance of Islam cannot interpret away this reality: hands are still cut off and women are still stoned and enslaved, just as the Prophet Muhammad decided centuries ago.
- I lived in countries that had no democracy, so I don’t find myself in the same luxury as you do. You grew up in freedom, and you can spit on freedom because you don’t know what it is not to have freedom.
- In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God’s holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life.
- As a reader, I could put myself in someone else’s shoes and live through his adventures, borrow his individuality, and make choices that I didn’t have at home.
- But without doubts, without a standpoint reached through questioning, human beings can’t acquire knowledge.
- Such is the tragedy of girls and women who, by the strictures of their upbringing and culture, cannot live up to their bodies’ desires, even to themselves.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, author, and former politician known for her advocacy of women’s rights and criticism of Islam. Born on November 13, 1969, in Mogadishu, Somalia, she fled to the Netherlands to escape an arranged marriage. In the Netherlands, she sought asylum, eventually becoming a Dutch citizen.
Ayaan gained prominence for her collaboration with filmmaker Theo van Gogh on the short film “Submission,” which criticized the treatment of women in Islam. Following van Gogh’s murder by an Islamist extremist in 2004, Ayaan faced threats and chose to live under constant security.
Her memoir, “Infidel” (2007), chronicles her life from Somalia to the Dutch Parliament, where she served from 2003 to 2006. Ayaan has been a vocal critic of cultural relativism, arguing for the universality of human rights and the need for reform within Islam to address issues such as female genital mutilation and honor violence. She has also authored other books, including “Nomad” (2010) and “Heretic” (2015).
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a prominent figure in discussions on the intersection of religion, culture, and women’s rights, sparking both admiration and controversy for her outspoken views.
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