Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of counterterrorism agenda, which has been counter-productive. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
Poking fun at other people’s beliefs, while it may seem frivolous and offensive, is a non-negotiable right. It is a principle that underpins free speech, the basis for progress. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
A fatwa is a religious edict. Such edicts bind only those who seek to follow the Imam issuing them but can be regarded as an option for others seeking an alternative view. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
The British state already invests in early intervention campaigns in drug abuse and sexual health. Challenging extremism should be no less of a priority. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
The only way that we can win over potential jihadists to liberal democracy is by winning the battle of ideas. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
Liberalism will beat totalitarianism by killing it softly, not by mimicking it. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
There has been a failure to grasp how competing narratives fight for the attention of angry young Muslims, and we have grossly underestimated the appeal of the jihadist brand. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
In today’s Britain, the weakest among us are often assumed to be minority communities. In fact, the weakest are those minorities-within-minorities for whom the legal right to exit from their communities’ constraints amounts to nothing before the enforcement of cultural and religious shaming. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
If our hard-earned liberty, our desire to be irreverent of the old and to question the new, can be reduced to one, basic and indispensable right, it must be the right to free speech. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
Islamism is an ideology that seeks to impose any version of Islam over society. Maajid Nawaz Read Quote
