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In reply to the discussion: Maajid Nawaz: "Please stop saying the Nice attacks have nothing to do with Islam." [View all]struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)BY NATHAN LEAN
January 27, 2016
... Buried beneath the adulation .. are the sighs of those who have long maintained that Nawazs dramatic tale of redemption isnt all that its cracked up to be. Interviews with his friends and relatives suggest that his account is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies indications, they say, of a turncoat who cares more about being a well-compensated hero than he does about the cause he champions.
Most in my family who witnessed his life outside home, religious or irreligious, find his story at least exaggerated or embellished for his agenda, if not absolutely false, Nawazs elder brother, Kaashif, said.
Ashraf Hoque, a friend from Nawazs college days, is more blunt.
... Maajid is whatever he thinks he needs to be ...
https://newrepublic.com/article/128436/maajid-nawaz-really-believe