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SEASON TWO - EPISODE #76

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dialogue

Munk Debate Podcast: Dialogue with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins us for an enlightening discussion on how many of our longstanding beliefs about reasoning and rationality are coming under attack at a time when they are needed most.

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Feelings and sentiments have been elevated to a place that makes discussion of anything almost impossible…it's just not conducive to intelligent and rational debate and discussion.”

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Feelings and sentiments have been elevated to a place that makes discussion of anything almost impossible…it's just not conducive to intelligent and rational debate and discussion.”

Ayaan is a Somali-born classical liberal. A free speech advocate. An activist for the rights of women and girls. A public intellectual with a powerful voice. A woman that does not back down when she sees a problem.

Previously a Member of the Dutch Parliament (2003-2006), she regularly called for furthering the integration of non-Western immigrants into Dutch society, and defending the rights of Muslim women.

Now, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and Founder of the AHA Foundation, she regularly comments on today's issues and offers a platform to exchange perspectives that lead to real solutions.

She has written several books including Infidel (2007); Nomad (2010); Heretic (2015); and The Challenge of Dawa (2017). Her newest book Prey is available now.

Her podcast, The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast, launched in 2021.

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