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Maajid Usman Nawaz (Urdu: [ˈmaːdʒɪd̪ nəwaːz]; born 2 November 1977) [1] is a British activist and former radio presenter. He was the founding chairman of the think tank Quilliam . Until January 2022, he was the host of an LBC radio show on Saturdays and Sundays.
ISBN. 9780753540770 [2] Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism is a 2012 memoir by the British activist Maajid Nawaz, who is also a former Islamist. First published in the United Kingdom, the book describes Nawaz's journey "from Muslim extremist to taking tea at Number 10 ". The United States edition contains a preface for American ...
Abdullah Quilliam. Quilliam was established in 2007 by Ed Husain, Maajid Nawaz and Rashad Zaman Ali, three former members of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. [1] Husain left in 2011 to join the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. [2] Douglas Murray, who founded the Centre for Social Cohesion (which later morphed into the Henry Jackson ...
Regressive left. Maajid Nawaz 's use of the phrase regressive left has been a part of his opposition to Islamism, the Qur'anic literalist pole of Islam that emphasises Sharia (Islamic law), pan-Islamic political unity, and an Islamic state. Regressive left, also referred to as regressive liberals or regressive leftists, is a pejorative term to ...
978-0-674-08870-2. Preceded by. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism. Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue is a 2015 book collaboration between American author Sam Harris and British activist Maajid Nawaz. The book has been subsequently adapted into a documentary film of the ...
Husain also cofounded, with Maajid Nawaz, the counter-extremism organisation the Quilliam Foundation. He is currently senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City . [ 77 ] Husain supports a two-state solution to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict .
Mo Ansar. Born. 6 April 1974. (1974-04-06) (age 50) Watford, England. Occupation (s) Political and social commentator. Mohammed "Mo" Ansar (Arabic: محمد انصار, born 6 April 1974) is a British political and social commentator.
Sadiq Aman Khan Hon FRIBA (/ ˈsɑːdɪkˈkɑːn /, [ 1 ]pronunciation ⓘ; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a ...