Status Updates From Mi vida, mi libertad

Shocking so far, hard to put down

Also noting this here for later (and it's an idea I don't think I've come across before), the idea that the end of the Cold War basically unfroze ethnic tensions across the Global South. There's no longer a great struggle between capitalism and communism? Okay, great, now we can go back to hating each other based on tribal/ethnic identity. Those aren't the words used of course, but it makes sense in the context.

This is a harrowing read. It's not just Ayaan's personal experiences, it's striking just how suppressive Islam is of human potential. I know you could make the same argument for religion in general, but in this specific context, of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, let's just say there are certain trends. Also the ghettoization of Dutch society and what others have called the "tyranny of guilt."