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Drinking Wine And Wearing Trousers Were Nothing Compared To Reading The History Of Ideas.

I Grew Up In Somalia, In Saudi Arabia, In Ethiopia, And In Kenya. I Came To Europe In 1992, When I Was 22, And Became A Member Of Parliament In Holland.

If We Don't Take Effective Measures Now, The Netherlands Could Be Torn Between Two Extreme Rights.

My First Experience In The Netherlands Was Very Pleasant, Extremely Pleasant. I Mean, I Got My Residence Permit, Refugee Status, Within Four Weeks Of Arrival. People Treated Me Extremely Well.

The Christian Take On Hellfire Seems Less Dramatic Than The Muslim Vision, Which I Grew Up With, But Christian Magical Thinking Appeals To Me No More Than My Mother's Angels And Djinns.