Monday, May 14, 2012

An evening on Civil Society, Extremism and Democracy


Was at an interesting evening on 13th May with Maajid Nawaz and Amin Hashwani who spoke eloquently on Civil Society, Extremism and Democracy. Hashwani said, “Things will not change until we will change them.” On the occasion, Nawaz spoke about how democratic culture, pluralism and separation of religion and politics were antidote to religious extremism plaguing Pakistani society. Maajid shared his personal story, highlighting how extremist organizations radicalize young Muslims by using a meta-narrative based on a distorted and highly politicized interpretation of Islam.

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