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Please Help Protect Ayan Hirsi Ali Submitted by Richard Wiig on Sun, 2007-11-18 17:32.
If the Dutch Government isn't going to do it, then others will have to. The below is copied from Jihadwatch, but comes from the Sam Harris website. I don't know who Sam Harris is: Sam Harris has begun a noble new initiative: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the most prominent advocate of free speech and women's rights in the Muslim world, and for this she must live under perpetual armed guard, even in the West. Unfortunately, on October 1st of this year, the Dutch government officially rescinded its promise to protect her. Now, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's friends, colleagues and admirers must come to her aid. I have created a page on my website that links directly to the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust. The money raised by this trust will pay Ayaan Hirsi Ali's security expenses. In the event that money remains after these costs have been met, it will be used to encourage and protect other dissidents in the Muslim world. The ongoing protection of Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a moral obligation. It is also a strategic one: for here is a woman doing work that most of us cannot do--indeed, would be terrified to do if given the chance--and yet this work is essential for preserving the freedoms we take for granted in the West. If every reader of this email simply pledged ten dollars a month to protect Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the costs of her security would be covered for as long as the threat to her life remains. Thanks in advance for your support. Sincerely, Sam Harris In 2005, TIME included Ayaan Hirsi Ali in its list of the World's 100 Most Influential People. If you would like to know more about her, please read Christopher Caldwell's fine profile in the New York Times Magazine. You can also read the essay that Salman Rushdie and I recently published in the Los Angeles Times, or the one that Christopher Hitchens wrote for Slate.
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Claudia
It looks like you might have things sorted by now, but in regards to paypal I don't think it's limited to credit cards. I've only used it a few times in the past, but from memory it can be set up for paying through a bank account. I don't use it often, but it's been a very handy service on the occasions that I have used it.
"In Slate two weeks ago, I
"In Slate two weeks ago, I mentioned that security for Ayaan Hirsi Ali might have to be paid for partly by private subscription. Here are the details for all who may wish to contribute to this eminently deserving cause.
Checks should be made payable to the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Security Trust and sent to the same trust in care of Bank of Georgetown, 1054 31st St., NW, Suite 18, Washington, D.C. 20007. The trust's tax identification number is 75-6826872. Those who prefer wire transfer should use account number 1010054748 and bank routing number 054001712. This appeal is a test of our seriousness in the face of theocracy and its assassins."
Christopher Hitchens
Slate-scroll to end of article
I think the bank routing # is a form of a bank ID or address (to make sure it goes to the correct bank).
Your own bank should be able to explain and set this up for you.
Thanks Liz
Your link isn't working but I found it by clicking on your photo and tracking your posts.
When you use the term bank "routing" number.. is that an account that one can set up an automatic monthly payment from? An account number.
Claudia
I had posted bank routing number and account info on this previous
thread
Perhaps you could direct transfer from your bank or just send a check.
Liz
My link is not working? But the post I was referring to is http://www.solopassion.com/node/3396
edited to fix link
Richard...
I applied to make my donation but it seems to only use pay pal. I don't have a credit card and would prefer payments to go straight out of my bank account. Any advice?