I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Religion
Even with protection, even with death threats, I can publish, I can travel and I can live the life that I want and not the one my parents want or some imam somewhere thinks I should live. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Travel
Young people, some of whom are not born into the faith, are being fired up by preachers using basic Islamic scripture and mobilized to wage jihad by radical imams who represent themselves as legitimate Muslim clergymen. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Faith
With the first commandment, Mohammed tried to imprison common sense. And with the second commandment, the beautiful, romantic side of mankind was enslaved. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Romantic
They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Chance
Let us recognize that we can no longer tolerate violent oppression of women in the name of religion and culture any more than we would tolerate violent oppression espoused by any other bully in the name of a twisted rationale. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Religion
The people who believe themselves to be on the left, and who defend the agents of Islam in the name of tolerance and culture, are being rightwing. Not just rightwing. Extreme rightwing. I don't understand how you can be so upset about the Christian right and just ignore the Islamic right. I'm talking about equality. -Ayaan Hirsi Ali Equality
