ASSOCIATED PRESS: CLEVELAND — Best-selling author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a prominent critic of Islam, said it's difficult living in isolation because of death threats from Muslims offended by her work.
The Somali-born Hirsi Ali made a surprise appearance at the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards ceremony Thursday to accept an award for her book "Infidel: My Life."
Security was tight, and she left with armed guards.
Hirsi Ali, a 38-year-old former Dutch lawmaker, lives under protection in Washington.
"Yes, it is a lonely journey," she said later in an interview with The Plain Dealer. "But you overcome it. If you get to the plateau where you no longer have to survive and can start living again — meet people, exchange stories — a bit of that loneliness is relieved. And you appreciate life even more." Writer Hirsi Ali Emerges to Accept Award >>> | September 12, 2008
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