In prison I had the opportunity to debate and discuss people that had subscribed to all forms of Islamism.

If we look at Abdel Nasser in Egypt as an Arab leader, he was secular.

The Bosnian Genocide was something that triggered my consciousness and led to an awakening politically for me.

I believe that preventing radicalisation is far more efficient than de-radicalisation, meaning stopping someone joining is a lot easier than trying to pull someone out once they've joined.

After much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for.

I am everything I am today, because of my past.

When I returned to the United Kingdom, I found that I could no longer justify Islamist extremism as the antidote.