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Ishtiaq Hussain Maajid Nawaz, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Quilliam and formerly on the UK national leadership for
the global Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), was involved in HT for almost 14 years. He was a
Talal Rajab founding member of HT in Denmark and Pakistan and eventually served four years in an Egyptian
prison as an Amnesty International ‘prisoner of conscience’. In prison, Maajid gradually began
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changing his views until finally renouncing the Islamist Ideology for traditional Islam and inclusive
politics. He now engages in counter-Islamist thought-generating, writing, debating and media
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appearances. He has spoken at various fora internationally ranging from the grassroots at City Circle
London, to addressing the US Senate in Washington DC and regularly comments on national and
international news and newspapers. Maajid holds a BA (Hons) from SOAS in Arabic and Law and an
Quote MSc in Political Theory from the London School of Economics (LSE), with modules in ‘Religion and
"Your eloquence and Politics’ and ‘Conflict, Violence and Terrorism’.
articulation have
made me really
re-consider my
position and indeed
my prejudice. Please
keep up the good
work and I wish you
all the very best!"

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