Once you subscribe to an ideological dogma as a solution to certain grievances, it then frames your mindset.

Preying on the grievances of disaffected young men is the bedrock of Islamism.

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

I'm yet to discover any form of theocracy that isn't homophobic, that isn't bigoted to the out group.

Once you subscribe to an ideological dogma as a solution to certain grievances, it then frames your mindset.

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

If we are true small 'l' liberals, it's our job to seek out feminist Muslims, ex-Muslims, liberal Muslims, dissenting voices within Muslim communities, gay Muslims - we should promote those voices and in doing so, we demonstrate Islam is not a monolith, Muslims are not homogenous, and that Muslims are truly internally diverse.