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Maajid Usman Nawaz ((ウルドゥー語:ماجد نواز), , born 2 November 1978) is a British activist, author, columnist and politician. He was the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for London's Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in the 2015 General Election.〔UK vote could create cross-border dynasty, "Al Jazeera", 15 January 2014, http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/01/uk-vote-could-create-cross-border-dynasty-2014113112342206325.html〕 He is also the co-founder and chairman of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank that seeks to challenge the narratives of Islamist extremists.〔Maajid Nawaz (Quilliam) http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/about/staff/maajid-nawaz/〕 Nawaz is a former member of the radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. This association led to his arrest in Egypt in December 2001, where he remained imprisoned until 2006. Reading books on human rights and interacting with Amnesty International, which adopted him as a prisoner of conscience, resulted in a change of heart. This led Nawaz to leave Hizb-ut-Tahrir in 2007, renounce his Islamist past and call for a "Secular Islam". After his turnaround, Nawaz co-founded Quilliam with former radical Islamists, including Ed Husain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/26/tackle-extremism-understand-racism-islamism )〕 He documented his life story in his Amazon bestselling autobiography ''Radical'' (2012). Since then, he has risen to become a prominent critic of Islamism in the United Kingdom. He is a regular op-ed contributor, debater and public commenter, and has spoken from various international platforms including the TED conference. He presented his views on radicalisation in front of US Senate Committee and UK Home Affairs Committee in their respective inquiries on the roots of radical extremism. Nawaz is proficient in three languages: English, Urdu and Arabic. He is a weekly columnist for The Daily Beast, and had his writings published in various international newspapers including New York Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, Daily Mail and Wall Street Journal. He has made appearances on programmes including, but not limited to, ''Larry King Live'', ''BBC Hard Talk'', ''Charlie Rose'', ''60 Minutes'', ''Newsnight'' and ''Real Time with Bill Maher''. He has delivered lectures at LSE and University of Liverpool, and has given talks at UK Defence Academy and Marshall Center for Security Studies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/events/maajid-nawaz-speaks-to-uk-defence-academy/ )〕 In June 2014, Nawaz became an honorary associate of the National Secular Society which was founded in 1866.〔National Secular Society ("New Honorary Associates" ), ''National Secular Society Bulletin Summer 2014'', June 2014〕 His second book ''Islam and the Future of Tolerance'' (2015), co-authored with American neuroscientist Sam Harris, was published in October 2015. ==Early years== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maajid Nawaz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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