I'm a progressive. What I find is that a subsection within the left that instead of standing for consistency in progressive values, so feminism as applied to mainstream society, as well as within minority communities, gay rights to mainstream society… — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
I was held in the Mazra Tora Prison for my role as leader of the pan-Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alexandria. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share
Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
Expressing myself through language was always something that I had had to learn to do more so than others. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share
Not all Muslims wish to express themselves in public through a communal religious identity. Identities are multiple, and some may wish to speak instead… — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
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. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
As people's opportunities to succumb to confirmation bias increases online - only seeking out information that confirms their prejudices - ignorance, extremism and close-mindedness… — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
After much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
Chance explorations on search engines do not 'accidentally' lead users to extremist websites. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
The way to tackle Muslimphobia is to tackle prejudice against Muslims. What it is not is to pretend that Islamist extremism does not exist. — Maajid Nawaz Copy Share Image
