You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conserv…

Salman Rushdie
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You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conservatism. ✨ Salman Rushdie: Inside the Mind of Jihadists. Interview with Nathan Gardels, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 25, 2011.
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You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conservatism. ✨ Salman Rushdie: Inside the Mind of Jihadists. Interview with Nathan Gardels, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 25, 2011.

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