Nawaz claimed in his book that he and his fellow htaffiliated. Maajid nawaz centre with ian nesbit and reza pankhurst were jailed in egypt. In april 2006, nawaz told sarah montague on bbcs hardtalk that his. Lib dem feminist maajid nawazs drunken strip club night. Maajid also comes at this from the inside, unlike ayaan and sarah haider. Some of the images and video on thus web site have been created by the author, others come from friends, public domain files, are used with permission, embedded from the original web site, or are legally displayable thumbnails. On the new book, islam and the future of tolerance, cowritten by sam harris and maajid nawaz. Maajid nawaz spent his teenage years listening to american hiphop and learning. Maajid nawaz bases his credibility on a compelling life story, but how much of it is true. It is a compelling read, as well as giving insights into the mind of a radical. Married fatherofone maajid nawaz asked for two private sessions at a strip club in east london. At age 16, maajid nawaz joined the islamist group hizb uttahrir. Maajid usman nawaz is a british activist, author, columnist. He is the founding chairman of quilliam, a counterextremism think tank that.
So we spoke with more than a dozen people intimately familiar with the crucial facets of maajid nawazs life. 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. In ed husains book much like maajid nawazs tome radical released. In april 2006, nawaz told sarah montague on bbc hardtalk that his. My journey from islamist extremism to a democratic. Maajid usman nawaz is a british activist and radio presenter. Maajid nawaz is the chairman and cofounder of quilliam. Free speech exclusive clip from islam and the future of. Maajid was exactly the opposite of what hed described in his book. My journey from islamist extremism to a democratic awakening by nawaz, maajid isbn. 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. He cofounded the think tank quilliam, which is dedicated to.
Newsstand manage content and devices advanced search. My journey out of islamist extremism and millions of other books are. Sarah montague talks to maajid nawaz, one of the jailed men. Nawaz s fascinating autobiography is the basis of his identity as the pop idol of counterterrorism. Nawaz cleverly employs both meaningsthe old and the newto describe who he once was and who he has now become. Atheist sam harris and former islamist maajid nawaz on the future of islam abc news duration. In that bbc hardtalk interview with sarah montague, worth. 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. In this book, maajid nawaz ex islamist and sam harris atheist talked about jihadism and islamism. How british intelligence primed both sides of the terror. 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. Maajid nawazs memoir, radical, describes his campaign to recruit young people to democracy. Maajid nawaz is a completely different guy than harris. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
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