No form of theocracy, whether it's manifested in a violent or non-violent form, is ever good for civilisation, and we have to challenge it in civil society as well as we would challenge Christian-based theocracy, or any other form of bigotry.

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

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

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

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

It's not always the case that Muslims have been theocrats.

I can now say that the more I learnt about Islam, the more tolerant I became.