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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Controverisal critic of Islam

Stephen Sackur talks to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the former Dutch MPand controversial critic of Islam.

Is continued conflict between Islam and western values inevitable?

Governments in Europe and beyond are wrestling not just with fears of Al Qaeda inspired violence, but with deeper questions about the limits of tolerance.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia, became a citizen of the Netherlands and now lives in the US.

She is one of the most controversial critics of Islam in the world today.

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