Maajid nawaz is the author of radical and a cofounder and the chairman of quilliama globally active think tank focusing on religious freedom, extremism, and citizenship. He spent four years inside egyptian prisons for his political beliefs. Maajid nawazs memoir, radical, describes his campaign to recruit young people to democracy. It is a compelling read, as well as giving insights into the mind of a radical. Maajid also comes at this from the inside, unlike ayaan and sarah haider. Married fatherofone maajid nawaz asked for two private sessions at a strip club in east london. Maajid was exactly the opposite of what hed described in his book. Maajid nawaz centre with ian nesbit and reza pankhurst were jailed in egypt.
My journey out of islamist extremism and millions of other books are. My journey from islamist extremism to a democratic. In this book, maajid nawaz ex islamist and sam harris atheist talked about jihadism and islamism. On the new book, islam and the future of tolerance, cowritten by sam harris and maajid nawaz. Free speech exclusive clip from islam and the future of. He is the founding chairman of quilliam, a counterextremism think tank that seeks to challenge the narratives of islamist extremists, and the host of a radio show on lbc, every saturday and sunday. Maajid nawaz bases his credibility on a compelling life story, but how much of it is true. Maajid usman nawaz is a british activist, author, columnist. Reformed islamist extremist spreads virtues of democracy.
Maajid nawaz is a completely different guy than harris. Nawaz cleverly employs both meaningsthe old and the newto describe who he once was and who he has now become. A former recruiter for an extreme islamist organisation has described how he. Maajid nawaz is the chairman and cofounder of quilliam.
If you really get the chance, make sure you grab a copy of the book. All articles on this web site are copywrited by the author. Nawaz s fascinating autobiography is the basis of his identity as the pop idol of counterterrorism. In ed husains book much like maajid nawazs tome radical released. He is the founding chairman of quilliam, a counterextremism think tank that. Hardtalk can be seen on bbc world at 0830 gmt 1530 gmt 1830 gmt 2330 gmt it can also be seen on bbc news 24 at 0430 and 2330. He is a british citizen who was imprisoned in egypt for belonging to a. In that bbc hardtalk interview with sarah montague, worth. Nawaz claimed in his book that he and his fellow htaffiliated. But after four years in prison, he decided to leave the group. Sarah montague talks to maajid nawaz, one of the jailed men. Footage shows him attempting to touch her arms and thighs, which is against the venues policy.
My journey from islamist extremism to a democratic awakening by nawaz, maajid isbn. So,when he sat down with maajid nawaz and coauthored islam and the future of tolerance, those familiar with his work had good reason to be skeptical that there would be much tolerance in the book since his other books have been particularly intolerant. At age 16, maajid nawaz joined the islamist group hizb uttahrir. Newsstand manage content and devices advanced search. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Discover book depositorys huge selection of maajid nawaz books online. He cofounded the think tank quilliam, which is dedicated to. So we spoke with more than a dozen people intimately familiar with the crucial facets of maajid nawazs life. How british intelligence primed both sides of the terror. Atheist sam harris and former islamist maajid nawaz on the future of islam abc news duration.
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