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-'''Ayaan Hirsi Ali''', born '''Ayaan Hirsi Magan''' [[13 November]] [[1969]] in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]]) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[feminist]] and political writer, daughter of the Somali scholar, politician, and revolutionary opposition leader [[Hirsi Magan Isse]]. 
-Hirsi Ali is a former devout Muslim who abandoned her faith and became an [[atheism|atheist]]. She has been a vocal [[Criticism of Islam|critic of Islam]]. In 2004, she collaborated on a short movie with [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|Theo van Gogh]], entitled ''[[Submission (2004 film)|Submission]]'', a film depicting oppression of women under [[Islamic fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] Islamic law, critical of the Islamic canon itself. The film sparked controversy and death threats. Van Gogh was murdered later that year by [[Mohammed Bouyeri]], a Moroccan-Dutch [[Islamic terrorist]]. Hirsi Ali maintains that "Islam is part religion, and part a political-military doctrine, the part that is a political doctrine contains a world view, a system of laws and a moral code that is totally incompatible with our constitution, our laws, and our way of life." Having previously argued that Islam was beyond reform, in her latest book ''Heretic'' (2015) she calls for a reformation of Islam by defeating the [[Islamism|Islamists]] and supporting [[reformist Muslims]].+'''''The Caged Virgin: A Muslim Woman's Cry for Reason''''', also published as '''''The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam''''', (De maagdenkooi), is a 2004 book by the former Dutch parliamentarian [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]]. ''The Caged Virgin'' was first published in English in 2006.
-==Bibliography==+ 
-* ''[[De zoontjesfabriek]]. Over vrouwen, islam en integratie'', translated as ''The Son Factory: About Women, Islam and Integration''. A collection of essays and lectures from before 2002. It also contains an extended interview originally published in ''Opzij'', a feminist magazine. The book focuses on the position of Muslims in the Netherlands. 
-* ''De Maagdenkooi'' (2004), translated in 2006 as ''[[The Caged Virgin]]: A Muslim Woman's Cry for Reason'' a.k.a. ''The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam''. A collection of essays and lectures from 2003–2004, combined with her personal experiences as a translator working for the NMS. The book focuses on the position of women in Islam. 
-* ''Mijn Vrijheid'', translated as ''[[Infidel: My Life|Infidel]]''. An autobiography published in Dutch in September 2006 by Augustus, Amsterdam and Antwerp, 447 pages, {{ISBN|9789045701127}}; and in English in February 2007. It was edited by [[Richard Miniter]]. 
-* ''[[Nomad: From Islam to America]]: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations''. Her second autobiography, published by [[Free Press (publisher)|Free Press]] in 2010. {{ISBN|9781439157312}} 
-* ''[[Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now]]'' by [[Harper (publisher)|Harper Publications]] (March 2015). Hirsi Ali makes a case that a religious reformation is the only way to end the terrorism, sectarian warfare, and repression of women and minorities that each year claim thousands of lives throughout the Muslim world. {{ISBN|978-0062333933}} 
==See also== ==See also==
-*[[Zomergasten (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)]]+*[[Criticism of Islam]]
 +*[[Women in Islam]]
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The Caged Virgin: A Muslim Woman's Cry for Reason, also published as The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam, (De maagdenkooi), is a 2004 book by the former Dutch parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The Caged Virgin was first published in English in 2006.


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