The Dutch government threatens to abandon Ayaan Hirsi Ali—again. - By Anne Applebaum - Slate Magazine

 

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The Dutch government once again threatens to abandon Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

By Anne Applebaum
Posted Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, at 7:41 AM ET

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

And now we come to what may be a truly fundamental test, maybe even a turning point, for that part of the world generally known as the West. The test is this: Are prominent, articulate critics of radical Islam, critics who happen to be citizens of European countries or the United States, entitled to the same free speech rights enjoyed by other citizens of European countries and the United States?

The Dutch government threatens to abandon Ayaan Hirsi Ali—again. - By Anne Applebaum - Slate Magazine

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