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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Majid Husain (d. 2019) was an Indian geographer, known for his contributions to geography.
Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek, termed it one of the essential books to understanding the path to radicalism. According to Ed Husain, a former Islamist and co-founder of Quilliam, this book is more powerful than civilian casualties from United States drone strikes because it helps to suppress the ideas on which terrorism is built. [11]
The book has been described as "as much a memoir of personal struggle and inner growth as it is a report on a new type of extremism." [1] Husain describes his book as explaining "the appeal of extremist thought, how fanatics penetrate Muslim communities and the truth behind their agenda of subverting the West and moderate Islam." [2]
While there, he read books about human rights and made contact with Amnesty International who adopted him as a prisoner of conscience. He left Hizb-ut-Tahrir in 2007, renounced his Islamist past, and called for a secular Islam. Later, Nawaz co-founded Quilliam with former Islamists, including Ed Husain. [2]
Deobandis represent a group of scholars affiliated with the reformist Deobandi movement, which originated in the town of Darul Uloom Deoband in northern India. Founded in 1866, this movement sought to safeguard Islamic teachings amidst non-Muslim governance and societal changes. [1]
A. Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi; Abdul Hai Hasani; Abdullah Maroofi; Abul Wafa al-Afghani; Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri; Mukarram Ahmad; Ahmed Yaar Khan Naeemi; Rank Nazeer Ahmed
Abdul Majid Hussein (Somali: Cabdulmajiid Xuseen; Arabic: عبد المجيد حسين; Amharic: አብዱልመጂድ ሑሴን) born 1944 [1]), also called የማሰብ ችሎታ ያለው አንበሳ (The Intelligent Lion), is an Ethiopian politician, who was the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations.
Majid Hussain was hand-picked by the AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi and became the Corporator of Ahmednagar division in the 2009 GHMC Municipal elections. On 4 January 2012, Majid's candidature as GHMC Mayor was proposed by AIMIM's Doodhbowli corporator MA Ghaffar and was supported by the former mayor Banda Karthika Reddy .