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> [The cheeky ideal I am calling for is that Muslims should be viewed as equal citizens, nothing more and nothing less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/the-cheeky-ideal-i-am-calling-for-is-that-muslims-should-be-viewed-as/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

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## More by Maajid Nawaz

> [I was held in the Mazra Tora Prison for my role as leader of the pan-Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alexandria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/i-was-held-in-the-mazra-tora-prison-for-my-role-as-leader-of-the-pan/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/ironically-xenophobic-nationalists-are-utilizing-the-benefits-of/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [I care not to debate which came first, Islamism or anti-Muslim bigotry; suffice to say that both feed into each other symbiotically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/i-care-not-to-debate-which-came-first-islamism-or-anti-muslim-bigotry/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/let-me-make-this-clear-it-is-our-duty-to-adopt-a-policy-barring-the/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [Expressing myself through language was always something that I had had to learn to do more so than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/expressing-myself-through-language-was-always-something-that-i-had/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [Not all Muslims wish to express themselves in public through a communal religious identity. Identities are multiple, and some may wish to speak instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/not-all-muslims-wish-to-express-themselves-in-public-through-a/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [During my teenage years as an Islamist recruiter, I moved to live in self-contained communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/during-my-teenage-years-as-an-islamist-recruiter-i-moved-to-live-in/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [As people's opportunities to succumb to confirmation bias increases online - only seeking out information that confirms their prejudices - ignorance, extremism and close-mindedness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/as-people-s-opportunities-to-succumb-to-confirmation-bias-increases/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [After much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/after-much-soul-searching-i-was-able-to-renounce-my-past-islamist/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [Chance explorations on search engines do not 'accidentally' lead users to extremist websites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/chance-explorations-on-search-engines-do-not-accidentally-lead-users/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/i-think-i-would-encourage-leaders-to-start-working-with-communities/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [The way to tackle Muslimphobia is to tackle prejudice against Muslims. What it is not is to pretend that Islamist extremism does not exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/the-way-to-tackle-muslimphobia-is-to-tackle-prejudice-against-muslims/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [Preying on the grievances of disaffected young men is the bedrock of Islamism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/preying-on-the-grievances-of-disaffected-young-men-is-the-bedrock-of/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [No form of theocracy, whether it's manifested in a violent or non-violent form, is ever good for civilisation, and we have to challenge it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/no-form-of-theocracy-whether-it-s-manifested-in-a-violent-or-non/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

> [One of the problems we're facing is, in my view, that there are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/one-of-the-problems-we-re-facing-is-in-my-view-that-there-are-no/)

[Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/)

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