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The opening as it read in 2020
Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism is a 2012 memoir by the British activist and former Islamist Maajid Nawaz .1 First published in the UK, the book describes Nawaz's journey "from Muslim extremist to taking tea at Number 10 ". The US edition contains a preface for US readers and a new, updated epilogue.2 Radical was described by The Daily Telegraph as a "horrifying reflection on modern Britain". It was entered for the 2013 Orwell Prize for political writing of outstanding quality. The book has been translated into Portuguese , and published by Texto Publishers.3 In 2015, the author announced on Twitter that the book was being translated into Arabic . My memoir #Radical will return to Egypt. It's finally set to be translated into Arabic.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Radical is a memoir by liberal activist and former Islamists Maajid Nawaz . Radical, first published in the UK, is a fascinating and important look into one man's journey in and out of extremism . The U.S. edition contains a " Preface for US readers" and a new, updated epilogue . As a Daily Mail headlines puts it, this covers Maajid's journey "From Muslim extremist to taking tea at Number 10 ". The book went on to become an Amazon bestseller .
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2012 memoir by Maajid Nawaz Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism is a 2012 memoir by the British activist Maajid Nawaz , who is also a former Islamist .First published in the United Kingdom, the book describes Nawaz's journey "from Muslim extremist to taking tea at Number 10 ".The United States edition contains a preface for American readers and a new, updated epilogue. Radical was described by The Daily Telegraph as a "horrifying reflection on modern Britain". It was entered for the 2013 Orwell Prize for political writing of outstanding quality. The book has been translated into the Portuguese language and published by Texto. In 2015, the author announced on Twitter that the book was being translated into the Arabic language . The Orwell Prize . 2013. My memoir #Radical will return to Egypt. It's finally set to be translated into Arabic.
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memoir by liberal activist and former islamists maajid nawaz
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a 2012 memoir by the british activist maajid nawaz
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