tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697041069822813301.post5690476382115101814..comments2023-04-07T04:36:21.582-05:00Comments on Musing Aloud: Book Review: InfidelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02343632915029739024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697041069822813301.post-45375479036303187682010-09-01T18:13:31.017-05:002010-09-01T18:13:31.017-05:00I watched a wonderful sit-down interview of her on...I watched a wonderful sit-down interview of her on C-SPAN, in which she comes off as exceptionally logical, intellectually rigorous, genuinely proud of her learning and ideas, and unafraid to judge and generalize.<br /><br />A great quote from the end (just before the 53 minute mark):<br /><br />"I think that persuasion, just the idea...I'm always told 'you are so rosy-eyed about the West, you are so dazzled by the West.' And I want to say I am dazzled by the prospect of changing one's mind through dialogue, through reason, through fact-finding, and by exchanging ideas with people you disagree with...I find that not only dazzling but also something that I am clearly grateful for and have to say is very unique to the West."<br /><br />The interview is "After Words with Ayaan Hirsi Ali," on C-SPAN, June 4, 2010, and can be seen here if interested:<br />http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294580-1&buyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com