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Ben Shapiro sits down with Ayaan Hirsi Ali — the Somali-born author, former Muslim and outspoken critic of radical Islam — for a fascinating discussion about Islam, Christianity, Western civilization and the future of the West.
In this reaction, I break down their conversation about why the West appears to have lost confidence in its own values, the rise of radical Islam, the relationship between the progressive left and Islamist movements, anti-Israel activism and the decline of the West’s Judeo-Christian foundations.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali has one of the most remarkable stories in modern political and religious commentary. Raised in a devout Muslim family in Somalia, she eventually rejected Islam, became an atheist and later converted to Christianity.
So when she warns about Islamism, immigration, Western values and the ideological movements gaining influence throughout Europe and America, her perspective is worth hearing — whether you agree with every conclusion or not.
In this video, I react to Ayaan’s conversation with Ben Shapiro and give my own thoughts on where they’re right, where the West may be going wrong, and what this means for Israel, Europe and the United States.
What do you think? Is the West failing to defend its own values?
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