{"id":6534,"date":"2021-05-12T08:51:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T07:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gspellchecker.com\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2021-05-12T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T08:16:30","slug":"ep176-ayaan-hirsi-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gspellchecker.com\/2021\/05\/ep176-ayaan-hirsi-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep#176 – Ayaan Hirsi Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes author and ex-Muslim activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali (@Ayaan). They discuss Ayaan\u2019s new book \u2018Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video version on YouTube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/fbSPoGtAyew<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

0:00 Intro
3:40 Start of interview
4:46 On Richard Dawkins and the American Humanist Association
08:01 Is Ayaan still an atheist?
10:25 Is Islamic reform a worthy endeavour? Maajid Nawaz and the closure of Quilliam
12:52 The 5 key elements required for a modernised Islam
15:21 Is it any easier to discuss Islamic fundamentalism now?
19:13 Does Ayaan feel betrayed by the modern feminist movement?
23:03 Is Islamic fundamentalism an important topic in the USA?
24:53 The \u2018Dawah\u2019 infrastructure
26:55 What are \u2018Western Values\u2019?
29:06 How do we fix the failings of multi-culturalism?
31:37 Do you have to learn to get used to smears? And the far-right
34:30 Is it fair to select immigrants based on religious background?
36:59 Ayaan as a beneficiary of immigration\/asylum
38:50 Is sexual violence really connected to immigration? How do you know?
43:51 The late and great Christopher Hitchens.

Support the podcast at http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/gspellchecker<\/a>

Also available on iTunes<\/a>, Stitcher<\/a>, YouTube<\/a> & Spotify.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy \u2018Prey\u2019: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nxSgWc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n