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- To keep her family from finding her, she gave the surname by which she is now known: Hirsi Ali.
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On 27 June 2006, the Dutch government announced that Hirsi Ali would keep her Dutch citizenship. On the same day a letter was disclosed in which Hirsi Ali expressed regret for misinforming Minister Verdonk. Hirsi Ali was allowed to retain her name. Dutch immigration rules allowed asylum seekers to use grandparents' names.
Jun 26, 2024 · Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born Dutch American activist, writer, and politician best known for her contention that Islam is fundamentally incompatible with Western democratic values, especially those upholding the rights of women.
Dec 22, 2007 · To keep her family from finding her, she gave the surname by which she is now known: Hirsi Ali. But because forced marriage was insufficient grounds for refugee status in the Netherlands, she also claimed she had fled persecution in Somalia.
Apr 3, 2005 · In the Netherlands, she changed her name (from Ayaan Hirsi Magan), falsified her birth date and applied successfully for political asylum.
Sep 9, 2021 · Ayaan Hirsi Ali was only in her second week as a researcher for the Dutch Labour Party’s think tank when the 9/11 attacks took place in 2001. It was the beginning of her rise to public prominence, as well as the catalyst for what some see as her political evolution from left to right.
May 17, 2006 · Hirsi Ali publicly admitted in 2002 that she deliberately changed her name and birth date to escape a forced marriage. Verdonk's decision sparked a storm of criticism even from within the...
Mar 25, 2015 · Except for the blemish on her record: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a dissident from the wrong religion. Raised a Muslim in Somalia, subjected to genital mutilation and married off to a distant cousin, she...
