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" I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me. "

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" We need to defend principles like democracy, freedom of speech, gender equality, and the rule of law through exemplifying these on a global scale, not through the same cynical, isolationist policies which have eroded these so-called 'British' values across the rest of the world. "

" Attacking racism and discrimination is a very important way to work against radicalisation. "

" If we value human rights, they should be at the core of the project against violent extremism, and women a key part of our imagined future. "

" We must defend democracy using its own mechanisms, through explaining and exemplifying its merits rather than through the heavy-handed and arbitrary silencing of its critics. This is how we will build a sustainable alternative to the contorted worldview of extremists. "

" The problem with Muslim women is less that we cannot speak the language, but that no one listens to us. "

" The thing is, what most people don't understand is that there are so many of us growing up in Europe who are not free to be ourselves. We're not allowed to be who we are. We are not free to marry or to be in relationships with people that we choose. We can't even pick our own career. This is the norm in the Muslim heartlands of Europe. "

" I'm a woman of colour. I am the daughter of immigrants. I am a Muslim. I am a feminist. I am a lefty liberal. "

" Our society constantly promotes role models for masculinity, from superheroes to politicians, where the concept of being a 'man' is based in their ability to be tough, dominant - and even violent when required. "

" Our freedoms are shared freedoms: they are bound up in each other. The ability to confront oppression in the guise of religion is linked to our ability to worship as we choose: both are acts of expression. "

" The state has a duty to protect all its citizens. "

" People at risk of 'honour'-based violence require long-term support, often years past the closure of a case, for continuing culturally-sensitive psychological support and the development of long-term protection plans. "

" People do the most remarkable things in the most difficult of circumstances. "

" The self-proclaimed Islamic State cannot tolerate diversity, which is why we must celebrate it. "

" Making people fear the expression of their own power is a very effective way of disempowering them. It is not just those who feel the frustration of being silenced: it also encompasses every person who has no idea of their own power to realise their visions because they have not seen this in action in their communities. "

" Speech, not violence, is how we will bridge the divides between us. "

" Music, performance, and a woman is very rarely accepted within Muslim communities. "

" No one is born a terrorist, but the route to become one is surprisingly easy. We need to listen to those who have been there, and those who have made their way back, if we want to stop others from taking their first steps down this same path into darkness. "

" As someone who grew up between two cultures, I have been fascinated with the question of why men and women with similar backgrounds to mine were drawn towards radical messages of hate and violence. "

" We cannot leave vulnerable young men open to the exploitation of extremists, both for our own security and their own wellbeing. "

" If our values are worth anything, we should stand up for them and live by them, both within Britain and across the world. "

" Rather than shutting down free speech, we need to broaden it, to make it possible for young people to say even the things we dislike so we can talk them down. And we need politicians to articulate a picture of the future that includes all of us. Not British values but shared human values. "

" Muslim women can save the world from ISIS. "

" Ability to speak the majority language is not just important for inclusion; it is important for minorities to be able to claim their rights and entitlements. "

" Many Muslim parents are authoritarian, which leaves young men and women with limited spaces to express themselves. Self-expression and autonomy are regarded as symptoms of 'Westernisation.' "

" Political and economic insecurity inevitably translates into insecurity in people's everyday lives, from lack of access to welfare to the increasing lack of security in the workplace. "

" Like Theresa May, I regularly find myself infuriated by the rantings of Anjem Choudary and other hate preachers. "

" We ignore the similarities between the religious extremism and ethno-nationalism at our peril. "

" We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary courage to call for a better world - so that every person with the ability to imagine peace, equality, progress, and justice can express their dreams and hopes without fear. "

" I'm just trying to stretch the public space wider and make it more open so that a wider variety of people and faces and stories and perspectives and also expertise can come through. So everything that I do rests on that, trying to support on other voices. "