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Human rights activist, founder @AHAFoundation , fellow @HooverInst and host of the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast. Opinions my own. Check out my work at Restoration:

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I’m extremely excited to announce the launch of my new platform. In our age of anxiety, more and more nomads like me are finding our voices. Please sign up for Restoration:
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What the media also do not tell you is that America is the best place on the planet to be black, female, gay, trans or what have you. We have our problems and we need to address those. But our society and our systems are far from racist.
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I praise J.K. Rowling for standing her ground. She is a hero of our times. She is not transphobic and neither am I. This fight to preserve the free exchange of ideas is worth having; to protect the hard-won rights of women but also to uphold the principles of our free society.
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So, what do you think of Joe Rogan? Lots of hand wringing going on. My take: he is a good guy. A great man. He is NOT a racist. Should Spotify drop him? If they drop Joe I drop them.
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On the 11th of September 2001 19 Muslim men hijacked 4 airplanes. Inspired by their prophet and driven by jihadist ardor they sought to destroy the symbols of American success: the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and the White House. Let’s not whitewash that plain truth.
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“Islamism is a failed ideology. Muslims must embrace the West Those who came here to escape tyranny are now cheering the tyrants they left behind”
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Hamas is another Isis. They are the enemies of Israel; they are the enemies of all Jews; they are the enemies of Palestinians; they are the enemies of peace and freedom. They are the enemies of Western civilisation itself. @DailyMailUK
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Watching terror in London unfold: who are we kidding?This is a Jihadi guerrilla warfare not an issue for law enforcement. Time to wise up.
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Taqiyya is an Islamist concept that translates to fool the infidel. Lie, dissemble, pretend to go along. Whatever it takes to make the Infidel lower his guard. There are lots of useful idiots demonstrating in DC with Hamas today. Truly fooled.
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The New York Times was once a great paper. Not anymore. It is now held hostage by a small group of censorship terrorists. Yesterday they hounded out James Bennet and today it is Bari Weiss who must leave. Who is next?
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To all my American followers please look up this brave and patriotic woman: Dalia Al-Aqidi. Here is a quote from her: "I am loyal to the country that gave me a chance, gave me a brighter future,". Dalia is challenging Ilhan Omar. I am with Dalia.
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I urge you to read both long posts by @BillAckman . Were it not for Elon Musk taking over Twitter all this rot in education would have gone on turning the USA to a Third World country. It is also true that the DEI folks will stop at nothing to cling to the institutions they have…
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I abandoned my religion, but I have never lost my clear-sighted understanding, forged in my childhood, of Islamism's pathological hatred of Jews, as well as Muslims considered as heretics and non-Muslims in general.
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My gosh, the nerve! THRILLED and AMAZED that President Trump BANNED "Critical Race Theory" from federal training sessions. Surely CEO's, Presidents, and Boards of corporations, universities and other institutions can match that courage.
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Useful idiots on the far-Left in Western countries, who blindly support Hamas because they see it as a freedom-fighting group, harm the very people they claim to defend.
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This is exactly why @joerogan ’s podcast is so popular. He is open to different perspectives and listens to people without judgement.
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Joe Rogan
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My thoughts on the controversy with @spotify
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Elon Musk now owns Twitter. It is a great day for Free Speech. Let’s celebrate 🎉
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Let’s stop referring the insurrection underway on our university campuses as Pro Palestinian protests. They are not pro Palestinian. They are anti-Jewish and anti-American. What you see are Pro Hamas operatives exploiting gullible students. They are flexing their Islamist…
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There is a silver lining on the horizon. Looks like Trader Joe's is taking the lead in showing corporations how to stand up to the woke mob.
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Al Sharpton is threatening to picket @BillAckman over Claudine Gay. She has published 10 journal articles and is charged with 50 plagiarism offenses. Just ponder that statistic. Come on, Mr. Sharpton. The days of crying racist to cover up for the mediocre few are coming to an…
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What this scumbag did today is called Jihad. How he got there is through dawa: the process of indoctrination that poisons minds.
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Very brave J K Rowling for standing up for women.
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Max asked: “I always question, why does a Black life matter only when a white man takes it?... Like, if a white man takes my life tonight, it’s going to be national news, but if a black man takes my life, it might not even be spoken of… It’s stuff just like that ...”
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Silencing Trump is dumb and dangerous. OK, go ahead and ban us all!
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What Bernie Madoff was to the financial sector, Robin DiAngelo is to the intellectual sector. This is pure fraud. To my fellow white citizens: please don’t be conned.
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So Trudeau sides with the barbarism of blasphemy. Spineless.
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Now imagine if a white straight man was president of Harvard. And he said calls for genocide against Jews on campus was dependent on context? Or if he had half as many plagiarism charges as Claudine Gay? Would the NYT give him their platform to cry that he is the victim of…
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Whatever his flaws it is quite remarkable in our time for Johnny Depp to go to that length. To make the point that an honorable man never ever hits a woman! Merely hold her accountable. May all his fans and foes take note. Amen.
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And so I have come to realise that Russell and my atheist friends failed to see the wood for the trees. The wood is the civilisation built on the Judeo-Christian tradition; it is the story of the West, warts and all. I welcome your feedback.
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Everyone is asking me how is it possible that this judge has dismissed this historic FGM case. I am not an expert on US law. All I ask of you is to commit to set this right. Please call or write to your rep in Congress to address this ASAP. Surely we can protect girls in the US!
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Saudi women may now drive. Yippeee! Next I hope that they abolish the male guardian system ASAP. Congratulations to all the women of the KSM
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ISIS is about to be defeated: kicked out of Mosul and Raqqa. The idea of the caliphate should go to the dustbin of history just like ISIS.
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Strongly condemn the brutal acts of terror committed by Hamas. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We all must unite behind Israel.
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Heaps and heaps of shame upon our so called media. Sadly, we actually no longer have a media. Just a bunch of dumb activists bleating “racist”. I am celebrating today’s verdict that Kyle Rittenhouse is NOT GUILTY. What an amazing jury: heroic.
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And all Freedom loving people should stand with the Iranian People. This is going to be a true Persian Spring.
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I really hope that this is NOT true! If Asia Bibi is denied asylum in the UK then what the heck is the point of the asylum system?
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To ad­dress the politi­ciza­tion of our ex­pert class, we need a com­plete ref­ormation of the sys­tem that feeds it—the uni­ver­si­ties. That en­tails a rad­i­cal over­haul of cam­pus cul­ture, in­clud­ing the elim­i­na­tion of safe spa­ces, trig­ger warn­ings, speaker boy­cott.
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I am inviting Professor Robin DiAngelo to have a public debate with me on her book White Fragility, with a genuine desire for us each to share our perspectives on the important issue of racism.
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@elonmusk When DEI is applied in the aviation or any other tech intensive industry the damage it does becomes quickly visible. Boeing is forced to course correct swiftly or go extinct. But the damage this DEI virus is doing to our schools, universities, libraries, media, system of…
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These are children; little girls; between the ages of 2 to 8; they have no idea and from one moment to the next they are held down by people they love. And then chop! Parts of their genitalia are gone! The law must protect them! PLEASE.
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I condemned wholeheartedly the events of this summer when Antifa and BLM thugs indulged in rioting, looting and wanton violence. Most of the media and the leaders of the Democratic Party framed that particular wave of lawlessness as “peaceful” protests.
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Neither Islamists nor the Woke will engage in debate, and both prefer indoctrination of the submissive and damnation of those who resist.
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What we are witnessing is the complete subversion of our universities. We don’t produce academic professionals, but professional activists. Condemnations are not enough to fix this. People and institutions must be punished. Read my latest:
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This is the most corrupt, disgusting and barbaric ruling of our time! It sets back all the great work Muslims and non-Muslim minorities have done to advance Free Speech. No wonder citizens in Europe have lost faith in institutions like this one!
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“Friends, let me be clear: at this very moment radical Islamic terrorists in Madrid, New York, Paris and London are following this war. If Israel is blocked from defeating Hamas, each one of them will be inspired. If we crush Hamas, their hopes for terror will be crushed along.…
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I see that Israel is being portrayed as a war monger, seeking to fight with all our neighbours. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Here are a few facts to consider: ⁃When Hamas delivered its October 7th surprise massacre, there were no territorial disputes between…
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@EndWokeness This is bizarre but real. Hamas massacred, maimed and raped Jews by the hundreds and took others hostage while shouting Allahu-Akbar. Israel retaliated against these atrocities. And many students and faculty in America’s elite universities arrived at the conclusion that they…
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Critical Race Theory is an absolutist ideology. It is racist to its core. It weaponizes grievance narratives to seize power and wealth. It preaches the dismantling and the destruction of the United States.
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J.K. Rowling's lonely fight for women's rights
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It is in moments like these where we show the world that we are exceptional. We muster the decency and dignity to say that we are united. We want our President to get better.
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I do not expect anything but hostile reviews from the @NYTimes . But @JillFilipovic 's review makes a number of completely false insinuations about the book, essentially accusing me of reviving racist stereotypes about sexual violence and "the other."
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To my horror, I've learned that @AbigailShrier 's book has been removed from @Target . I've read it. Every grown-up who is in a position of looking after teenage girls (parents, teachers, therapists, religious leaders, coaches, etc) should read this book.
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We have to take these guys at their word. They were always open about their objectives. we are sleepwalking into something really nasty.
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QUIET PART OUT LOUD Watch: Some Islamists in the UK are planning to over take the system. “How can we reestablish the caliphate again?”
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Is the killing, maiming, raping and burning of Jews against UNRWA’s code of conduct?
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It is nearly Christmas and I am playing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”. What a wonderful song! To those who object: please get rational. Making this song into a big deal is pathetic. Not the way to go.
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Debate was excellent. Biggest loser - our media. They decided to talk about a fly.
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Van Jones: How can liberals dig out? Answer: Drop the Identity Politics! It is a losing game. Liberty is about individuals not groups.
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This is how to defeat CRT: through the ballot box.
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I did a debate today with Intelligence Squared. The moderator was an utter moron. He made it clear he was not interested in the substance of the matter. i.e: the philosophy of cancel culture. We were saved by the common sense of the audience. Bravo!
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After many failed attempts to prosecute FGM in the UK, a woman was convicted for inflicting FGM on her 3-year-old daughter. About time!
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Lots of people are asking me about the decision to open a US embassy in Jerusalem and the “Peace Process”. My response: there will be peace only if the Palestinian leadership value human life over political drama.
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Hmm, so the police in Brussels have time to shut down NatCon, an international conservative conference where participants are there to peacefully and transparently share their views and experiences while they have no time to shut down the elaborate infrastructure of hard core…
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For Western feminists, Islam is the elephant in the room. Many feminists refuse to address how Muslim women suffer all over the world, and they anxiously avoid the topic of sexual abuse by migrant men from Muslim countries here at home. Read my latest:
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I encourage you to support a proposed new law in Massachusetts to criminalize female genital mutilation:
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Winsome Sears: USA!!!❤️😘
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This is absolutely unacceptable. Why are we allowing these children to take over our universities via mob rule? And why are our universities caving? Administrators, grow a spine!
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BREAKING: California Polytechnic University (Humboldt) closes its campus until autumn Anti-Israel students seized several buildings 5 days ago & hold them There’s graffiti all over the walls & a building was renamed “Intifada Hall” Via @thestustustudio
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The queue for Queen Elizabeth II is, in a literal sense, a walking and talking rebuff to the online woke who couldn’t resist accusing yet another Western institution of irredeemable racism and colonialism. In other words: it is NATIONAL IDENTITY in action!
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Mass immigration is no longer defined by those fleeing from the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, but those fleeing from less stable countries whose cultural norms clash with modern Western values. Trust me: I would know.
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The strongest support for women against men who are accused of sexual assault is due process. Let’s grant him due process! Not trial by social media.
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Thank you @JohnKasich for signing SB214 into law and banning FGM in the state of Ohio. We need more leaders like you who will stand up and protect the rights of little girls.
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“For a second, imagine that black students at Columbia were taunted: Go back to Africa. Or imagine that a gay student was surrounded by homophobic protesters and hit with a stick at Yale University”.
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Although Wilders’ rhetoric can be uninhibited and extreme, he articulates a general and perfectly legitimate feeling among voters who know that Islamism is a threat to their way of life and want to oppose it.
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Dear @CHSommers , the fact that the odious @SPLCenter denounces you speaks to your credibility. You are a voice of reason and compassion.
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The Factual Feminist has been denounced by the Southern Poverty Law Center as enabler of male supremacy. Oy vey. Last year leader of MRA group denounced me for being a female supremacist Both wrong. I’m a facts & logic supremacist.
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Here is what happens when immigration policy is dictated by PC pieties instead of common sense:
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No doctrine is more violent to the gay community than Islamic doctrine. It is time to take on Muslim homophobia.
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Yesterday was a huge win for girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the U.S. - the STOP FGM Act was passed by Congress, which will give federal law enforcement the ability to prosecute perpetrators of FGM. We urge @potus to sign this bill into law without delay.
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When I hear it said that the U.S. is defined above all by racism, I feel obliged to speak up. America is not perfect—no country is—but it is an extraordinary nation that should be wary of a radical “woke” revolution. My piece in the @WSJ :
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Wait a second: is Kamala Harris born in the US? Of course she is! It is simply stupid to declare otherwise. Why can’t we have a proper debate on issues rather than demonize or dismiss the people who hold opinions we disagree with?
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Oh well, that is me done!
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Why would pro choice, Social Justice warriors for LGBTQ rights or MeToo gals endorse an entity that would literally enslave them or throw them from tall buildings?
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My new book, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights, addresses a problem that few Europeans are willing to discuss: the undermining of women’s rights in multiple countries in the wake of mass migration.
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The Iranian regime’s arrests of women’s rights activists is unacceptable. I hope ALL American feminists will denounce these arrests and the nature of the regime itself:
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We can’t counter Islamism with purely secular tools. To win the hearts and minds of Muslims here in the West, we have to offer them something more than videos on TikTok.
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Powerful warning from @sapinker on the risks of identity politics:
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No principle degrades and dehumanizes women more than Sharia law @NationalNow @womensmarch
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A sickening and horrific assault on innocent worshipers in New Zealand. A dark day indeed.
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How do we recover from this crisis in leadership?
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To all those women in the West and beyond who have deluded themselves that Hamas is a resistance group.
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We are all Susanna! The longer we pretend that all cultures are the same the more we prolong rapes and murders like this. The culture and religion of the rapist and murderer must be addressed if we want to end this primitive behavior.
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As long as Muslims say IS has nothing to with Islam or talk of Islamophobia they are not ready to reform their faith.
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@visegrad24 The irony: several Jewish friends now say they feel safer in the UAE, Morocco and even in Saudi Arabia than in NYC, London or Paris. Wow.
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“There would be peace in Gaza tomorrow if Hamas laid down its weapons. There could be peace across the Holy Land next year, if Arab leaders could accept the State of Israel’s right to exist, and Israel acted to protect the Palestinian communities of the West Bank.”…
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