Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society. Maajid Nawaz ancientdesirefaith Change image and share on social
Wherever I've been, I've left people who joined Hizb ut-Tahrir. I have to make amends. What I did was damaging to British society and the world at large. Maajid Nawaz amendbritishdamage Change image and 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
What we cannot deny is that there's an association between exclusion, segregation, non-violent extremist thinking, and jihadism. Maajid Nawaz associationdenyexclusion Change image and share on social
I used to MC a bit when I was young - 14 or 15 years old. Maajid Nawaz biteyearyoung Change image and share on social
Neoconservatism had the philosophy that you go in with a supply-led approach to impose democratic values from the top down. Whereas Islamists and far-right organizations, for decades, have been building demand for their ideology on the grassroots. Maajid Nawaz approachbuilddecade share on social
I care not to debate which came first, Islamism or anti-Muslim bigotry; suffice to say that both feed into each other symbiotically. Maajid Nawaz antibigotrycare Change image and share on social
I was in prison with pretty much the who's who of the jihadist and Islamist scene of Egypt at the time, and Egypt was the cradle of Islamism for the world - it's where it began and where jihadism began as well. Maajid Nawaz begincradleegypt share on social
I became, suddenly, not just a Muslim in faith. I became a Muslim in politics. Somebody whose politics were pre-defined by one interpretation of Islam. Maajid Nawaz definefaithinterpretation 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
