A Reply to Hate – Forgiving My Attacker: Analyzing Political Violence

Dr Nasser Kurdy is a consultant orthopedic surgeon in Manchester, UK. In September 2017, on the grounds of his local mosque, in a sudden and unprovoked attack he was stabbed in the neck. However, within a very short space of time, Dr Kurdy found himself forgiving his attacker, and he has worked since to counter extremism, knife crime, and various forms of criminal behavior and extremism. David Tucker is an Associate Lecturer at the American College of Greece, Athens, where he teaches literature as well as academic and creative writing. He also directs a consultancy company that connects experts on extremism with the public and private sector.