Ayaan Hirsi Ali - a controversial former Dutch politician, feminist and outspoken critic of Islam - will top the bill at this year's Sydney Writers Festival.
Hirsi Ali, 37, will top a bill of more than 300 international and Australian writers at this year's festival, the first under the direction of Wendy Were, former head of the Perth International Writers Festival. Dr Were said the festival had propelled itself into the top five international writers' festivals and was edging into the top three. |