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Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism is a 2012 memoir by British liberal activist and former Islamist, Maajid Nawaz. The book covers Nawaz's journey "from Muslim extremist to taking tea at the Number 10". First published in the UK, it covers one man's journey in and out of extremism. The US edition contains a "Preface for US readers" and a new, updated epilogue. The term "radical" is used in English to mean extreme, it is derived from the Latin word ''radix'' which means "root". Nawaz employs both these meanings, the old (root) and the new (extreme) to tell his story: to chart the path from being an extremist, to now his mission to root out the same phenomenon which once consumed him. ''Radical'' was described by The Daily Telegraph as "A horrifying reflection on modern Britain". The book went on to become an Amazon bestseller. It was entered for the 2013 Orwell Prize for political writing of outstanding quality. In 2014, Morten Harket, lead singer of the Norwegian band A-ha, revealed that his single ''Brother'' is inspired from ''Radical''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/new_song_by_a_ha_frontman_morten_harket_inspired_by_lib_dem_candidate_maajid_nawaz_1_3537658 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://twitter.com/mortenharket/status/453906497983234048 )〕 It has been translated into Portuguese, and published by Texto Publishers. Currently, it is being translated into Arabic. In May 2015, the ebook format was published. ==Synopsis== Born and raised in Essex, England, Nawaz found his rebel voice in hip hop, graffiti and girls. A crisis of identity and news of a massacre of Muslims in Bosnia led him toward radical Islamist group ''Hizb ut-Tahrir'' (which translates as "The Liberation Party"). He rose through the ranks of the organisation, and became a rabble-rousing speaker and international recruiter. He travelled around the UK setting up cells and taking part in organisation of the party. While studying the Arabic language in Egypt he, along with other friends, was arrested by Hosni Mubarak's secret police. There he faced a five-year prison term, mental torture and solitary confinement. Mixing with different stripes of religious and liberal Muslims, Nawaz underwent an intellectual transformation. There, he sat with Islamists, Jihadists, assassins of Anwar Sadat, leaders of Muslim Brotherhood and Hizb ut Tahrir, Liberal Muslims, Gays convicted for Homosexuality and Muslims convicted for leaving Islam. On his release, he publicly renounced Islamist ideology and devoted his life to countering Islamist narratives. This move cost him his marriage as his wife and fellow activist abandoned him. Other sacrifices include his family, friends as well as his own personal security.〔 He built a network, and started a foundation, Quilliam, to challenge the rising tide of Islamism worldwide. He makes use of recruitment tactics, that he once used in Hizb ut Tahrir, to reverse extremism. 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「Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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