Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Globally known, award-winning human rights activist, AYAAN HIRSI ALI is the New York Times bestselling author of Infidel , Nomad and The Caged Virgin . Born in Somalia and raised Muslim, she grew up in Africa and Saudi Arabia, before fleeing to the Netherlands in 1992, where she went from cleaning factories to winning a seat in the Dutch Parliament. A prominent speaker, debater and op-ed writer, she was chosen as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. She is now a...See more

Globally known, award-winning human rights activist, AYAAN HIRSI ALI is the New York Times bestselling author of Infidel , Nomad and The Caged Virgin . Born in Somalia and raised Muslim, she grew up in Africa and Saudi Arabia, before fleeing to the Netherlands in 1992, where she went from cleaning factories to winning a seat in the Dutch Parliament. A prominent speaker, debater and op-ed writer, she was chosen as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. She is now a fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and lives in Massachusetts. See less