I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved…

Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English.
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I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English.

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