My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.
Ayaan Hirsi AliThere are some mosques with facilities for women; it's usually a back room with a back-door entrance.
Ayaan Hirsi AliI am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English.
Ayaan Hirsi AliNo one in the American Enterprise imposes their beliefs. We clash, and I think that's what the West is all about.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali