Radical: My Journey from Islamist Extremism to a Democratic Awakening
Radical: My Journey from Islamist Extremism to a Democratic Awakening by Maajid Nawaz is a 2012 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Maajid Nawaz, paired here with the talk they gave.
Born and raised in Essex, Maajid Nawaz was recruited into politicised Islam as a teenager. He was recruited into Hizb ut-Tahrir (the Liberation Party) where he played a leading role in the shaping and dissemination of an aggressive anti-West narrative. This title provides an account of his life inside and out of Islamic extremism.