Ayaan Hirsi Ali

A Global War On Christians In The Muslim World?

John L. Esposito | Posted 04.24.2012

John L. Esposito

In the 21st century, Muslims are strongly challenged to move beyond older notions of "tolerance" or "co-existence" to a higher level of religious pluralism based on mutual understanding and respect.

Not All Islam Is Radical Islam

Noah Fitzgerel | Posted 04.17.2012

Noah Fitzgerel

Equating radical Islam with popular Islam is simply ignorant.

How the Arab Spring Sprung From a Nonviolent Source

Michael Shank | Posted 11.22.2011

Michael Shank

The propensity in the U.S. to conflate Islam with violence precludes the possibility of nonviolent Muslim protest motivated by an internal incentive, be it secular or religious. However, the concept of nonviolence is not foreign or new to Muslims.

Women in the World: Stories and Solutions Summit 2011

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

Women In the World: Stories and Solutions continues to lead and lay the groundwork for amplifying concerns that have too long remained out of view.

Get Ready to Compete With the Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt Could Chart a 'Third Way'

Ayaan Hirsi Ali | Posted 05.25.2011

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Secular democrats' next challenge is the Muslim Brotherhood. They must waste no time in persuading the Egyptian electorate why a Sharia-based government would be bad for them.

What Do Pastor Jones and His Critics Have in Common? Deep Fear of Muslims

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.25.2011

Sam Sedaei

About a month ago, before there was any conversation in the American news media about the insignificant Florida pastor, Terry Jones, and his plan to b...

Are We Moving Toward a Clan Society?

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

The "culture wars" touted by O'Reilly, Beck, Limbaugh, Coulter, and others on the right seem eerily similar to what Ayaan Hirsi Ali describes as the clan culture of her native Somalia.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali On Colbert: Why Judging Other Religions Isn't So Bad (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Ayaan Hirsi Ali was on "The Colbert Report" last night to talk about her new book, "Nomad," about her journey from the Islamic world to America. ("Wel...

The Good Faith of an Infidel: Examining Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Nomad

Nathan Gardels | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathan Gardels

Nomad makes evident that Hirsi Ali arrived at her beliefs not by retreating into orthodoxy out of fear of uncertainty or through the nihilism of indifference, but because experience has led her to them.

Women's Rights: All We Take for Granted

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Maria Rodale

When Hollywood finally learns how to make good romance movies, we might just finally free women around the world, and create the kind of world where peace is a possibility.

The Refugee Who Rocked Islam: an Exclusive Interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Johann Hari

Here she is, with the last sliver of protection she can afford standing between her and the people determined to murder her, still speaking, still fighting.