Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance. Maajid Nawaz caseliberalmake Change image and share on social
Language that is designed to dehumanize has consequences. Maajid Nawaz consequencedehumanizedesign Change image and share on social
Expressing myself through language was always something that I had had to learn to do more so than others. Maajid Nawaz expresslanguagelearn Change image and share on social
The University of Westminster is well known for being a hotbed of extremist activity. Maajid Nawaz activityextremisthotbed Change image and share on social
For my own part, once I became a teenager, I experienced severe and violent racism. Maajid Nawaz experiencepartracism Change image and share on social
I am a Muslim. I am born to Muslim parents. I have a Muslim son. I have been imprisoned and witnessed torture for my previous understanding of my religion. Maajid Nawaz bearimprisonmuslim 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
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
All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little. Maajid Nawaz friendislamknow 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
