The rise of ISIS in Iraq is a wider threat to the stability of the Middle East and the West than many realise. — 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 Image
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 Image
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
