Uncomfortable Quotes 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.

— Maajid Nawaz

Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.

— 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.

— Maajid Nawaz

Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.

— Maajid Nawaz

Expressing myself through language was always something that I had had to learn to do more so than others.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— Maajid Nawaz

After much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for.

— Maajid Nawaz

Chance explorations on search engines do not 'accidentally' lead users to extremist websites.

— Maajid Nawaz

I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.

— 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.

— Maajid Nawaz