Radical: My Journey Out of Islamist Extremism

by Maajid Nawaz (Author), Maajid Nawaz (Author), Tom Bromley (Primary Contributor)

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Updated with new material on the Charlie Hebdo attack, ISIS, and more, this is the memoir that made Maajid Nawaz an international talking head on Islamist extremism, one who writes regularly for the New York Times, and is a frequent guest on CNN and other news networks. At age 16, Nawaz became a ranking member in Hizb ut-Tahrir, a London-based Islamist group, and organized satellite groups in Pakistan, Denmark, and Egypt. Rounded up in the aftermath of 9/11, he was imprisoned alongside the assassins of Anwar Sadat. It was on that cell block that Nawaz felt his identity shift. Nawaz went into prison preaching the Islamist cause, and he left convinced that his entire belief system had been wrong. Nawaz left prison determined to undo all that he had once believed in. Radical is a fascinating and important autobiographical account of one man's journey out of extremism and into something else entirely.

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Updated with new material on the Charlie Hebdo attack, ISIS, and more, this is the memoir that made Maajid Nawaz an international talking head on Islamist extremism, one who writes regularly for the New York Times, and is a frequent guest on CNN and other news networks. At age 16, Nawaz became a ranking member in Hizb ut-Tahrir, a London-based Islamist group, and organized satellite groups in Pakistan, Denmark, and Egypt. Rounded up in the aftermath of 9/11, he was imprisoned alongside the assassins of Anwar Sadat. It was on that cell block that Nawaz felt his identity shift. Nawaz went into prison preaching the Islamist cause, and he left convinced that his entire belief system had been wrong. Nawaz left prison determined to undo all that he had once believed in. Radical is a fascinating and important autobiographical account of one man's journey out of extremism and into something else entirely.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 2nd Revised ed.
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 01 Mar 2016
ISBN 10: 1493000616
ISBN 13: 9781493000616

Media Reviews

[Maajid] brings the insight of an insider to Radical - an absorbing story of the making and unmaking of a young, radicalized Muslim. The book is candid, dynamic, important...and brave. - Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes Maajid Nawaz's Radical is fascinating, and essential if you want to understand in a visceral way why some young Muslims embrace extremist ideology. Nawaz went from being a hip-hop loving youngster to a radical Islamist before finally renouncing extremism. He now works to prevent others from choosing such a dangerous path and his is a voice I urge you to hear. - Anderson Cooper This is a book for our times. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand how the extremism that stalks our world is created and how it can be overcome. It could only be written by someone who has lived this story. And Maajid has. - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair One of the essential books to understanding the path to radicalism...[it] will fill one with hope that others can find their way back as Maajid Nawaz relates so movingly. - Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast Maajid Nawaz has an extraordinary personal story about his journey out of Islamist extremism which reads like a novel. It's a coming of age story for our post-9/11 world that is pacy, well written and thoughtful. - Peter Bergen, author of Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad Riveting - Christian Science Monitor A British Muslim reveals a harrowing tale of violence, imprisonment and torture...A lively and convincing antidote to hatred. - Kirkus Reviews This book is the account of a redemptive journey through innocence, bigotry, hardline radicalism and beyond to a passionate advocacy of human rights and all that this can mean ... I was moved beyond measure. --Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK

Author Bio

Maajid Nawaz is the co-founder of Quilliam. He holds a BA in Arabic and Law and an MSc in Political Theory. Maajid has addressed the U.S. Senate, been interviewed by 60 Minutes and the New York Times, and has written for The London Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others.