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The state of Muslim women

Updated on 25 November 2005

By Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News spoke to the woman who collaborated with the late controversial Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh about the treatment of Muslim women.


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When the Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh was stabbed to death by a Muslim fanatic for making a film that was highly critical of Islam, there was international outrage.

The woman who wrote the script is now one of Holland's most controversial politicians.

Born a Muslim, of Somali descent, Ayaan Hirsi Ali rose to fame for her outspoken attacks on the treatment of women in Islam.

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