The consequences of marginalizing people on the basis of what they wear or what they say is very dangerous. - Gillian Slovo

it appears that the appeal is not so much the religious rhetoric but the promise of an alternative to capitalism.

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.

Anyone feeling vulnerable can feel attracted to the “idealistic world