You know, a meme is now circulating that's called the Ostrich Brigade. And it's used to describe all those people who are burying their heads in the sand. I call it the three D strategy. It's denial, deflection, and a demonization of those of us who want to speak honestly about these issues of extremism.
Dalia MogahedI think it's important to understand that ISIS's biggest enemy are ordinary Muslims. That's why they're fleeing.
Dalia MogahedHuman development, not secularization, is what's key to women's empowerment in the transforming Middle East.
Dalia MogahedThis is a book called Women in the Shade of Islam. It's published by the government of Saudi Arabia. I picked it up in Pakistan, where the Taliban Ladies Auxiliary, and our young wife in California would've picked up an item like this. And it puts out that Salafi-Wahhabi ideology that is ultimately the toxic poison that is crossing all these borders.
Dalia Mogahed