Chance explorations on search engines do not 'accidentally' lead users to extremist websites. Maajid Nawaz accidentallychanceengine Change image and share on social
Having our fundamental assumptions about life challenged is never a comfortable thing. Maajid Nawaz assumptionchallengecomfortable Change image and share on social
The way to tackle Muslimphobia is to tackle prejudice against Muslims. What it is not is to pretend that Islamist extremism does not exist. Maajid Nawaz existextremismislamist Change image and share on social
I can now say that the more I learnt about Islam, the more tolerant I became. Maajid Nawaz islamlearntolerant Change image and share on social
Not all Muslims wish to express themselves in public through a communal religious identity. Identities are multiple, and some may wish to speak instead just as citizens in their professional capacity, through their political party, or their neighborhood body. Maajid Nawaz bodycapacitycitizen share on social
De-radicalisation begins by breaking down the logic which once seemed unassailable and rethinking what you are fighting for and why. That is hard to do when Islamists and Islamophobes feed off each other's hateful cliches. Maajid Nawaz beginbreakcliche share on social
My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu. Maajid Nawaz arabicbritoncomprise share on social
Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance. Maajid Nawaz caseliberalmake Change image and share on social
The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really. Maajid Nawaz basechristianityconclusion Change image and share on social
I can say with a level of confidence that Islam is not a religion of war, only because the majority of Muslims don't subscribe to that perspective, not because there's something inherent in the text that tells me it's a religion of peace. Maajid Nawaz confidenceinherentislam share on social
