Noman Benotman

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Noman M. Benotman (born 1967) is a former Libyan Islamist militant. A former member of the Libyan militant organization known as the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, he has been active in reforming his former terrorist comrades in prison, attempting to persuade them to renounce violence. He wrote an open letter to Osama bin Laden in 2010, repudiating al-Qaeda's use of violence, and calling on bin Laden to unilaterally halt all attacks.^[1] He is also a senior analyst (Strategic Communications) at Quilliam.