Aayan Hirsi Ali Coming To America

Liberal party MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali is leaving the Dutch parliament in September and moving to the United States.

Insiders confirmed a report on the website of Dutch newspaper ‘De Volkskrant’ on Monday about the move. Hirsi Ali has been on a speaking tour in the US and is due to make an official announcement on Tuesday.

She is going to work for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative Washington think tank. The institute was founded in 1943 and is seen as one of the most important advisors to the government of George Bush.

Somali-born Hirsi Ali has been an outspoken critic of aspects of Islam and she became a campaigner for freedom of speech after

the murder of film director Theo van Gogh in November 2004.Source

Hat tip: Hot Air who says to keep an eye on this blog for the official announcement.

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Posted by Jay on May 15, 2006 8:36 am

» Filed Under 1st Amendment, News, War On Terror

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