I Grew Up In Somalia,

Many People In Europe And The U.s. Dispute The Thesis That We Are Living Through A Clash Of Civilisations Between Islam And The West. But A Radical Minority Of Muslims Firmly Believes That Islam Is Under Siege, And Is Committed To Winning The Holy War It Has Declared Against The West.

I Was A Muslim Once, Remember, And It Was When I Was Most Devout That I Was Most Full Of Hate.

When I Was With The Labor Party, I'd Get Into Trouble Because The Party Bosses Determined That Some Of What I Wrote, Or Proposed To Write About, Wasn't Conducive To Their Policies Or To Electoral Success.

Avoiding Offense Means That We Don't Accept Each Other As Equals.

Liberal Capitalism Is Not Perfect, But Compared To The Other 'isms,' It's Far Superior.