My brother thinks it is very, very bad that I left Islam. My half-sister wants to convert me back; I want to convert her to Western values. My mum is terrified that when I die, and we all go to God, I will be burned.
Ayaan Hirsi AliBut without doubts, without a standpoint reached through questionings, human beings can't acquire knowledge.
Ayaan Hirsi AliThe demand that Islam makes of women is to not attract attention to yourself, and if you are in a secular society, that attire does exactly that, and it is a political symbol, no longer religious.
Ayaan Hirsi AliI was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali