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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American author, activist and former politician known for her criticism of Islam and advocacy for women's rights. Born in 1969, she served in the Dutch Parliament from 2003-2006 and founded the AHA Foundation in 2007. She has written several bestselling books including 'Infidel' and works as a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.