Having our fundamental assumptions about life challenged is never a comfortable thing. Maajid Nawaz assumptionchallengecomfortable Change image and share on social
To suggest that a Muslim cannot think for himself sounds to me very much like an incident of anti-Muslim bigotry. Maajid Nawaz antibigotryincident Change image and share on social
There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism. Maajid Nawaz advocateculturedemocratic Change image and share on social
The British and French governments have taken a strong stance against 'extremist content' online when addressing their approach to tackling extremism. Maajid Nawaz addressapproachbritish 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
By the age of 24, I found myself convicted in prison in Egypt, being blacklisted from three countries in the world for attempting to overthrow their governments, being subjected to torture in Egyptian jails, and sentenced to five years as a prisoner of conscience. Maajid Nawaz ageattemptblacklist share on social
There has been a failure to grasp how competing narratives fight for the attention of angry young Muslims, and we have grossly underestimated the appeal of the jihadist brand. Maajid Nawaz angryappealattention 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
The truth is that just as the 'West' is not a homogenous entity with one view on foreign and domestic policy, nor are Muslims. Maajid Nawaz domesticentityforeign Change image and share on social
If our hard-earned liberty, our desire to be irreverent of the old and to question the new, can be reduced to one, basic and indispensable right, it must be the right to free speech. Maajid Nawaz basicdesireearn Change image and share on social
