I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.

Fashion definitely has the power to change the world.

Just as the 99% of Soviet citizens who supported the Soviet regime in 1985 was no indication of what the people inside the USSR really thought, the army of true believers that we think we see in the Arab world is an illusion.

By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.

If you want to change a whole people, then you start with the girls. It stands to reason: they learn faster, and they pass on what they learn to their children.

The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.