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## Ayaan Ali


_Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the founder of the AHA Foundation and the author of_ Infidel_,_ Nomad_, and the new book_ Heretic: The Case for a Muslim Reformation_._


## Ayaan Ali


Articles 5Collections 3

* ![Two Gunmen Killed Outside Mohammed Cartoon Contest Event In Texas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfc0f08b33057cb7/6987ee723c16391f63455ddd/texas-terrorism1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 5, 2015  
### [Jihad Comes to Texas](https://time.com/3846824/garland-texas-muhammad-jihad/)  
The right to think, to speak, and to write in freedom and without fear is ultimately a more sacred t...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 1, 2015  
### [Beware of Michiganistan](https://time.com/3765196/hirsi-ali-beware-of-michiganistan/)  
“It couldn’t happen here” is the attitude, but Islamic fundamentalism may become more prevalent in t...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A member loyal to the ISIL waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte676bb7f0e11f18d/6987803f524fc0b02bdec915/isis1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 20, 2015  
### [Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Obama Must Confront the Threat of Radical Islam](https://time.com/3716061/white-house-barack-obama-isis-recruits-islam/)  
ISIS is recruiting young Muslims from around the globe to jihad, and the White House apparently does...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![TOPSHOTS-AUSTRALIA-SIEGE-CONFLICT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0c8f2c5fa837825/69876ef055a8596054a84c38/sydney-hostage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 16, 2014  
### [The Shahada in Sydney Reminds Us That Political Islam Is Deadly](https://time.com/3634750/shahada-in-sydney-political-islam-ayaan-hirsi-ali/)  
No symbol represents the soul of Islam more than the Shahada. But today there is a contest within Is...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Somalian author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, former member of the Dutch parliament, in Rome in 2008.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc156de70ed577d28/698769c03c163978ca450141/ayaan-hirsi-ali.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2014  
### [Ayaan Hirsi Ali: What I'm Thankful For](https://time.com/3595656/ayaan-hirsi-ali-time-for-thanks/)  

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