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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born women's rights activist, free speech advocate, and the New York Times bestselling author of Infidel , The Caged Virgin , Nomad , Heretic , and The Challenge of Dawa . Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, she grew up in Africa and the Middle East, before seeking asylum in the Netherlands, where she went on to become a member of parliament. Today she lives in the United States with her husband and two sons.