Non-violent extremism is essentially the increase of intolerant and bigoted demands made by groups seeking to dominate society.

As people's opportunities to succumb to confirmation bias increases online - only seeking out information that confirms their prejudices - ignorance, extremism and close-mindedness have continued to rise unabated.

The way to tackle Muslimphobia is to tackle prejudice against Muslims. What it is not is to pretend that Islamist extremism does not exist.

We cannot hope to effectively counter extremism if we just focus on schools, universities and prisons: we need to take this online as well.

In an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.

A fatwa is a religious edict. Such edicts bind only those who seek to follow the Imam issuing them but can be regarded as an option for others seeking an alternative view.