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Every book Ayaan Hirsi Ali recommended on podcasts

4 books · 2 episodes across 2 podcasts

Ayaan Hirsi Ali appears on podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience and The Rubin Report, where she engages in discussions concerning political Islam, Sharia law, free speech, and cultural controversies. During her podcast appearances, she has discussed several literary works that connect to her personal background and sociopolitical commentary. Hirsi Ali talked about reading Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew series as a teenager, recalling how it felt fun to follow a young female protagonist trying to solve mysteries and imagine a different kind of world. Shifting to contemporary controversies, she discussed Ryan T. Anderson's book When Harry Became Sally, referencing the public debate surrounding transgender issues and the decision by Amazon to halt sales of the text. Furthermore, she touched upon Ibram X. Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist while offering critiques of its underlying definitions and structural arguments. On The Rubin Report, discussion turned to her own publication, which she described as a booklet that originated as a white paper and centers on the concept of dawa and political Islam, reflecting her ongoing engagement with these ideological frameworks.

Books recommended by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  1. How to Be an Antiracist

    Ibram X. Kendi · Discussed · 1 episode

    How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X.

    Critiqued
    “how to be an anti-racist how to be an anti-racist yeah”
    Where to get it
  2. Nancy Drew

    Carolyn Keene · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “i heard nancy drews and you know be on a journey with her trying to figure out who the bad guys are it was fun it was interesting”
    Where to get it
  3. The Challenge of Dawa

    Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Challenge of Dawa is a focused analytical publication by prominent author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali that examines the methodologies and political goals of Islamist proselytization.

    Discussed
    “so instead of talking about some of the critics let's talk about your new your new book should we call it a book or a booklet or a what what should we officially call it well it started out as a white paper yeah it's now a booklet and I I hope to expand it to a book and you”
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  4. When Harry Became Sally

    Ryan T. Anderson · Discussed · 1 episode

    When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T.

    Discussed
    “it makes me feel the way you know when amazon stopped selling when harry turned sally or harry returning to sally you know a book like that”
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Books Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Joe Rogan Experience #1613 - Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Joe Rogan Experience2024-06-273
On Political Islam, Sharia Law, and “Islamophobia” | Ayaan Hirsi Ali | SPIRITUALITY | Rubin ReportThe Rubin Report2017-05-101
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Own book Heretic
“i published my last book in 2015. it's called heretic and i was sent to you know msnbc all of the mainstream media agencies cnn it was it was all over the place”
Passing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“because ayan supported jk rowling the author of harry potter”
Own book Heretic
“not this book but the previous book heritage heretic my analysis is there is one islam but there are three sets of muslims”
Own book Prey
“so when i was doing the research for this book pray the book that i'm promoting now i would want to go and see cases so the book is dealing with sexual violence against women perpetrated by immigrants”
Own book Prey
“but my book is not about that and i say it in the book there have been several books and studies and so much work that is devoted to what we call intimate partner violence”
Passing White Fragility
“robert d'angelo is the woman who wrote white fragility white fragility”