INFIDELS! We hear the only known recording of journalist H. L. Mencken, admitting he was an agnostic, commenting on his coverage of the 1925 Scopes "monkey trial." Then we hear Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the ex-Muslim Somali author of Infidel and Nomad, give her acceptance speech of FFRF's "Emperor Has No Clothes" Award.
INFIDELS! Guest: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2013
⏱️ 43 minutes
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| 1:58.9 | Today we have a real treat. We're going to hear a heroine of |
| 2:05.2 | free thought, international heroine of free thought, Ayan Hersey Ali. Most of you listeners know |
| 2:11.8 | about her, her amazing book, Infidel, and her follow-up book called Nomad. She's the Somali woman who escaped Islam. She became a member of the Dutch Parliament is now an outspoken atheist. We're going to hear her 2010 speech that she gave at the Freedom from Religion Foundation's convention here in Madison, Wisconsin. |
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