Ayaan Hirsi Ali coming to America

It hasn't been easy for Ayaan Hirsi Ali lately. At the end of April, a Dutch appeals court agreed with her neighbors that -- since Islamofascists want to kill her -- her presence put them at risk, thus violating their human rights. She was ordered to vacate her apartment.

Ponder the logic of that for a moment. The court held that Ayaan Hirsi Ali -- not the murderous thugs who threaten her -- had caused her neighbors to feel less safe, and thus had violated their rights under Article 8 of the European Treaty on Human Rights.

More recently, political opponents expressed shock at the "news" that she'd lied on her 1992 asylum application (even though she'd revealed this in 2002 when she ran for parliament), and demanded that she be deported. Judith Apter Klinghoffer noted that Hirsi Ali, like Anne Frank, seems to be "too much trouble" for the Dutch.

Apparently, Hirsi Ali has had enough of Dutch cowardice and dhimmitude. Today, it's being reported that she's accepted a position with the American Enterprise Institute and will be moving to the United States in September.

The Netherlands' loss is our gain. Welcome, Ms. Ali!
 

tags: europe  terrorism  islamofascism  human rights  courage  dhimmitude