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Sue Roffey is a Friend of The Conversation.Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL
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Full Professor, Department of Theological Studies, Concordia University
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Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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