156. Ayaan Hirsi Ali Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Womens Rights
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Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europe\\u2019s cities? No one in a position of power wants to admit that the problem is linked to the arrival of several million migrants \\u2014 most of them young men \\u2014 from Muslim-majority countries. In episode 155, Dr. Shermer speaks with Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, scholar, and former politician, Ayaan Hirsi Ali about her new book Prey. She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence, tracing the roots of sexual violence in the Muslim world from institutionalized polygamy to the lack of legal and religious protections for women.
Trigger warning: upon listening to this conversation, you should be triggered.
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