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
My upbringing was completely liberal from the start. In fact, I didn't even have a Muslim identity. Maajid Nawaz completelyfactidentity Change image and share on social
The positive is I'm delighted at the way the Liberal Democrats as a party have supported me and the way in which the work I'm doing, through the Liberal Democrats, has abled to broaden some of the work I work on. Maajid Nawaz abledbroadendelight share on social
Increased sympathy for an Islamist cause, lack of integration, and the absence of acceptance of Muslims into British society makes it harder for Muslims to challenge Islamism and tough for non-Muslims to understand it. Maajid Nawaz absenceacceptancebritish share on social
Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization. Maajid Nawaz benefitglobalizationironically Change image and share on social
Dogma not only blinds its protagonist, but it muzzles all other opposition. Maajid Nawaz blinddogmamuzzle Change image and share on social
My feminism, as intended by me, extends to empowering women to make legal choices, not to judge the legal choices they make. My fight is for rights. Maajid Nawaz choiceempowerextend Change image and share on social
We cannot hope to effectively counter extremism if we just focus on schools, universities and prisons: we need to take this online as well. Maajid Nawaz countereffectivelyextremism Change image and share on social
