Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Dutch parliamentarian, smiles as she speaks at the European Parliament in Brussels February 14, 2008. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BOSTON (Reuters) - Brandeis University has decided not to award an honorary degree to a Somali-born women's rights activist who has branded Islam as violent and "a nihilistic cult of death."
The private university outside Boston said it had decided not to bestow the honour on Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Dutch parliamentarian who has been a staunch critic of Islam and its treatment of women.
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