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Salman Rushdie and Sam Harris call Hirsi Ali "Europe's first refugee since the Holocaust."

posted by Charlotte Meyer at 8h14 GMT on Oct 11

Last week the Dutch government said they would no longer pay for the safety of Ayaan Hirsi Ali outside of the Netherlands. Hirsi Ali fled the Netherlands in 2006 because she faced continual threats to her life, and felt that she could no longer live there safely.

Salman Rushdie and Sam Harris spoke out in Global Viewpoint and urged continued protection of Hirsi Ali, calling her "one of the most poised, intelligent and compassionate advocates of freedom of speech and conscience alive today."

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Salman Rushdie and Sam Harris call Hirsi Ali "Europe's first refugee since the Holocaust."

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