Dogma not only blinds its protagonist, but it muzzles all other opposition. Maajid Nawaz blinddogmamuzzle Change image and share on social
Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them. Maajid Nawaz academicbritaindangerous 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
In Bosnia, the case was there were white, blond-haired, blue-eyed Muslims who were being slaughtered and identified as Muslims. That really touched me. Maajid Nawaz blondbluebosnia Change image and share on social
The only way that we can win over potential jihadists to liberal democracy is by winning the battle of ideas. Maajid Nawaz battledemocracyidea Change image and share on social
'Muslim' is not a political party. 'Muslim' is not a single culture. Muslims go to war with each other. There are more Muslims in India, Russia and China than in most Muslim-majority nations. 'Muslim' is not a homogenous entity. Maajid Nawaz chinacultureentity share on social
In current times, our moral uproar is best reserved for those who aspire to stone men or women to death, not those who consensually watch women - or men, for that matter - dance. Maajid Nawaz aspireconsensuallycurrent Change image and share on social
The only way we can challenge Islamism is to engage with one another. We need to make it as abhorrent as racism has become today. Only then will we stem the tide of angry young Muslims who turn to hate. Maajid Nawaz abhorrentangrychallenge share on social
The only certainty we have is that those who are certain of a way to arrive at worldly salvation, are committed enough to organize around this, and seek power to enforce it, will invariably descend into a bloody totalitarian fascism. Maajid Nawaz arrivebloodycertainty 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