We have to render Islamist extremism as unattractive as communism has become today.

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

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

We have to render Islamist extremism as unattractive as communism has become today.

Amnesty International adopted me as a prisoner of conscience, and that led to my - it touched me in a way that really led to me opening up my heart, I've called it the re-humanisation process.

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.

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.