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Islam is not a religion of peace. It's a political theory of conquest that seeks domination by any means it can.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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When Muslim women face not just oppression but violent death, why aren’t the feminists out protesting these abusers?

Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010)

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend.

Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010)

As a tribe we are fragmented; as clans, scattered; as families, dysfunctional.

Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010)

If there is an infallible mark of an advanced civilization it is surely the marginalization and criminalization of violence.

Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010)

But the more pressing business is what feminists can do to prevent an alien culture of oppression from taking root in the West.

Nomad: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010)

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The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

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