WE MUST TALK WITH AL QAEDA

If we demonise others to justify their exclusion, we remove them from the necessary conversation that leads to understanding and change.

Al Qaeda, as all 'terrorist' groups, are made up of human beings, with parents and with children, who, like all people, hurt and yearn and regret and feel and hate and love.

They are not strangers but humans sharing the planet, with different backgrounds and perspectives.

We must meet, talk, listen, understand and grow together towards building a world based on justice, equality of opportunity and privilege, that will lead us to the peace we crave.