Dear Mrs Ahmed

I take you at your word; that your essential concern is that of your child's well being. Furthermore, that you are essentially concerned that she should grow up to be a healthy adult in both mind and body.

But, if you ascribe to the belief that your daughters life is at greater risk simply because she is a Muslim, and such a belief is detached from recognition that the actions of fundamentalist Islamists worldwide have an impact on this dynamic, then in my opinion your view is unbalanced and only a part of the story.

In truth of course one cannot separate these two aspects. When violence is repeatedly enacted in the name of Islam, you cannot expect that it will not impact the view the world takes of you when you identify as a Muslim. 

I would respectfully ask, what are you, as an educated Muslim woman, and a journalist to boot, doing to strengthen those moderate Muslims who would seek to reform Islam? Personally I see no resolution in the long run other than this.