Hey, Gwen—I wanted to applaud your courage, authenticity, and thoughtfulness in writing this post. Unfortunately I don't have time to go into it now due to some urgent work-related matters that need my attention, but I want you to know that I've independently generated several of what you've said (minus the part where Ziz is the moderate of the group—this still surprises me, but I suppose the experiences she faced would radicalize many) when first researching what happened in an effort to help Daniel Blank. It became very clear at the end of my research th...
The press unfortunately has not been trying very hard to be accurate or fair to Ziz due to the extremely convoluted way she writes—she was definitely being maligned far more than she should be at the beginning to the point that I was interested in speaking up on what I had picked up on because it felt like a moral injury to do nothing about it. Unfortunately I did not have the emotional will or the time back then, and did not know anyone other than Ophelia and Daniel Blank personally (both of whom have been extremely kind to me and my friends). Even now it... (read more)