Former Radical Combating Extremism is Part of 9/11 Speakers Series
On April 28, come hear Maajid Nawaz, an ex-member of an Islamist extremist group, detail his personal experience with the radicalization process and explain how he works to confront it.
RSVP>>now for this free event that’s part of the “9/11, Today and Tomorrow” speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St.
The above video interview with Nawaz is from CBS' "60 Minutes." For part two of the interview, click here.
Nawaz is a former a high-ranking member of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir and spent four years in an Egyptian prison for his affiliation with the group. He emerged to help establish the Quillium Foundation, the world’s first counter-extremism think tank, where he serves as executive director.
He is also the founder of Khudi, a counter-extremism social movement working to promote a democratic culture in Pakistan.
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