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.

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

Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society.

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.

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

Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.

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