He informed her that “ISIS had nothing to do with Islam.” When she disagreed with him, Biden actually responded: “Let me tell you one or two things about Islam.” “I politely left the conversation at that,” Hirsi Ali said, to laughter. “I wasn’t used to arguing with vice presidents.”

Ayaan Hirsi Ali recalls a conversation with the current US vice president:That’s all right. After five years, Joe Biden still isn’t used to being one. Hirsi Ali, as readers will be aware, was raised as a Muslim in Somalia, endured genital mutilation and fled when her family tried to force her into an arranged marriage. She knows a little bit about Islam. (Via Ganesh Sahathevan)