AGAINST SUBMISSION: AYAAN HIRSI ALI
A Somalian Muslim girl child, Ayaan Hirsi Magan has become one of militant Islam’s most ferocious and internationally recognised critics.
Through numerous publications that have acquired worldwide readership, she calls for an open and forceful appraisal of the Koran and Muhammadian teachings; one that includes overturning of the Islamists while simultaneously backing reformist Muslims. She insists that the only way forward for democratic states to achieve peace with Muslim cultures and eliminate the increasing threat of Islamic terrorism is through the radical rewriting and reformation of Islam.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives with multiple fatwas or death threats for her openly critical views, and has been ranked amongst the 100 most influential people in the world.Highly polemical, she is praised and criticised, admired and abhorred. She is considered by many as one of Africa’s most important public intellectuals and freedom fighters and has been awarded many prestigious prizes, including the Simone de Beauvoir international human rights Prize for women’s freedom in 2008, alongside Taslima Nasreen.
Through numerous publications that have acquired worldwide readership, she calls for an open and forceful appraisal of the Koran and Muhammadian teachings; one that includes overturning of the Islamists while simultaneously backing reformist Muslims. She insists that the only way forward for democratic states to achieve peace with Muslim cultures and eliminate the increasing threat of Islamic terrorism is through the radical rewriting and reformation of Islam.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives with multiple fatwas or death threats for her openly critical views, and has been ranked amongst the 100 most influential people in the world.Highly polemical, she is praised and criticised, admired and abhorred. She is considered by many as one of Africa’s most important public intellectuals and freedom fighters and has been awarded many prestigious prizes, including the Simone de Beauvoir international human rights Prize for women’s freedom in 2008, alongside Taslima Nasreen.