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The Ben Shapiro Show

Ayaan Hirsi Ali | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 112

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News Commentary, News

4.4152.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Through childhood she was a devout muslim in a muslim family but in 1992, a 23 year old Ayaan fled Kenya for The Netherlands for political asylum after being forced into an unwanted marriage. In 2002, Ayaan renounced her faith in Islam and she wrote her first book, “The Son Factory”, the first of many from Ayaan exposing the oppression of women among muslims and the need for Islamic reformation. Her newest book is “Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women’s Rights”. She tells us in today’s episode about the most recent persecution from muslim men and how The West must respond to this clash with our ideology. We’ll also discuss what the Left can learn about confronting extremism from the Right, and if Secularism is a viable principle in a free society. Become a Daily Wire member and hear the bonus questions! dailywire.com/Shapiro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I don't think that radical Islamic doctrine or its agenda is capable of defeating Western society.

0:07.3

It's just militarily, economically, not capable of doing that.

0:13.0

But if the West implodes, that's going to come from the inside.

0:18.0

In 1992, a 23-year-old named Ayan fled Kenya for the Netherlands after being forced

0:24.0

into an unwanted marriage, and she took political asylum under her grandfather's last name,

0:28.6

Hersey Ali.

0:30.8

Ayane was born in Somalia, where at a young age, her father, who was a leading figure in

0:34.1

the Somali Revolution, was imprisoned, and her grandmother had a female

0:37.5

genital mutilation procedure common in Islamic culture performed on her. Through childhood,

0:41.9

Ayon was a devout Muslim in a Muslim family. Her father escaped prison in 1977, their family

0:47.2

ran to Saudi Arabia, then Ethiopia, and then Kenya. After an escape of her own to the Netherlands,

0:52.2

Ayane furthered her education and even became a member of parliament there.

0:55.9

Her citizenship in the Netherlands was then jeopardized, which brought her to U.S. shores.

1:00.7

In 2001, Ayan's Muslim faith fell when Osama bin Laden justified the September 11th attacks with the Quran.

1:06.7

In 2002, she renounced her faith in Islam, and she wrote her first book, The Sun Factory,

1:10.9

the first of many from Ayan, exposing the oppression of women among Muslims and the need for Islamic Reformation.

1:16.6

Her newest book is Prey, Immigration, Islam, and the erosion of women's rights.

1:21.1

Her writing and convictions have made her the target of danger, death threats, hatred at levels

1:25.1

not experienced by just about anyone else on planet Earth.

1:27.4

They can kill me, but they can't kill them without. The book exists.

1:31.3

She tells us in today's episode about the most recent risks from radical Muslim men

1:35.3

and how the West must respond to this clash with our own ideology.

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