It Takes A Long Time To Dissolve

You'll Be Pleased To Hear, Christopher, That I Am No Longer A Muslim Liberal But An Atheist [....] I Find That It Obviates The Necessity For Any Cognitive Dissonance.

...bin Laden's Quotes From The Quaran Resonated In My Brain: "when You Meet The Unbelievers, Strike Them In The Neck." "if You Do Not Go Out And Fight, God Will Punish You Severely And Put Others In Your Place." "wherever You Find The Polytheists, Kill Them, Seize Them, Besiege Them, Ambush Them." "you Who Believe, Do Not Take The Jews And Christians As Friends; They Are Allies Only To Each Other. Anyone Who Takes Them As An Ally Becomes One Of Them.

The Demand That Islam Makes Of Women Is To Not Attract Attention To Yourself, And If You Are In A Secular Society, That Attire Does Exactly That, And It Is A Political Symbol, No Longer Religious.

The West Is Duly Terrified. But It Should Not Be Surprised.

All My Life I Have Been A Nomad.