Cowardly politicians, a “toxic” woke mob and a silent media have exacerbated the problems of the migration crisis in Europe, argues author and women's rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The campaigner says fear reigns among researchers, politicians and journalists when talking about the rise in sexual violence on the continent - and it's harming women and girls. Hirsi Ali joins Steven Edginton to explore the very real impact of mass migration and her own experience assimilating to Western culture as a Somali-born Dutch-American.

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