Wrong Concepts About Islam
Imran Khan - 9/11/2007
Accusations against Islam are not something new but since 9/11 have found new heights. The latest attack has come in the shape of a newly published book named "Infidel" written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which is her autobiography.
She was born in Somalia in 1969, the daughter of a warlord. Because of her father's opposition to the government, the family went into exile, first to Saudi Arabia and then to Kenya. She and her family faced harsh conditions both in the form of forced religion and racial discriminations there. In 1992, she was forced to marry with a Somalian from Canada and on her way to join him, she stopped off in Germany and arrived in the Netherlands. To get asylum she lied about her full name, age and country and she was granted Dutch citizenship. In 2003 she became the Member of Parliament of Netherlands. In 2004, she wrote "Submission" a short and highly controversial film about female oppression under Islam that led to the murder of Theo van Gogh, its director. In 2006, Dutch media reported about her false claims about asylum and citizenship. The Dutch government cost doubts about her status as a Dutch national and after facing various allegations on this matter she moved to USA where she is working as a fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC.
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