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The actions of al-Qaeda or Islamic State can force our governments, and some of us, to give up on some of the hard-won democratic rights which is wha… - Gillian Slovo
" "The actions of al-Qaeda or Islamic State can force our governments, and some of us, to give up on some of the hard-won democratic rights which is what makes us different from them. I'm talking about all sorts of things, freedom of expression being one of the most important ones.
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About Gillian Slovo
Gillian Slovo (born 15 March 1952) is a South African-born memoirist, novelist and playwright. She has lived in London since her family was exiled; her mother, anti-apartheid activist Ruth First, was assassinated in 1982 by a parcel bomb sent by the South African Police. Slovo has received a Golden Pen Award.
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Gillian Metcalf
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In the same way, one of the things in common from these very different people who went to Islamic State is the feeling that they don't know where they belong, they are looking for a sense of belonging and they wrongly think they will only find that in this mythical caliphate that they think has been established.
[On being exiled in London in 1964, aged 12] I was a white South African kid who came from a lot of stress, given that my father had disappeared and we didn't know where he was, and my mother had been in prison. It was a relief to be in England but I had never taken a bus on my own. To learn to find my own way was quite a difficult thing to do.
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