AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: Dutch feminist, writer and politician
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1
PRO: Having survived female circumcision and forced marriage, the current American Enterprise Institute fellow is unafraid to speak her mind, whether her commentary is anti-Islam, pro-feminism or simply against the mainstream.
CON: Seen by critics as a political provocateur with little to no regard for the safety of her colleagues and neighbors (e.g., the late Theo van Gogh).