It Takes A Long Time

Women Covering Their Heads Is Traditional, But Now We're Seeing More And More Women Covering Themselves From Head To Toe. This Is Said To Be For Religious Reasons But It's Actually The Conflation Of Religion And Politics - Every Political Movement Has Its Slogans, Flags And Dress.

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.

However, Some Things Must Be Said, And There Are Times When Silence Becomes An Accomplice To Injustice.

I Don't Have Much In Me Left For Somalia, Because The Country Is So Broken, It's Not Realistic To Daydream About It.

Islam Was Like A Mental Cage. At First, When You Open The Door, The Caged Bird Stays Inside: It Is Frightened. It Has Internalized Its Imprisonment. It Takes Time For Bird To Escape, Even After Someone Has Opened The Doors To Its Cage.