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Simon Cottee

Simon Cottee, PhD is a criminologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent, specializing in terrorism, political violence, and apostasy. He is the author of The Apostates: When Muslims Leave Islam and a frequent contributor to outlets like The Atlantic and The New York Times.
‘It isn’t clear what can be done to reverse this dynamic of polarization and derangement. But we are not powerless to resist its grip and we could, if we choose,