Maajid Nawaz Quotes

There were people who had sampled my voice from speeches when I was an Islamist and made them the chorus of pro-Islamist rap songs who then began talking about me as an apostate.

Maajid Nawaz

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• There were people who had sampled my voice from speeches when I was an Islamist and made them the chorus of pro-Islamist rap songs who then began talking about me as an apostate.

  

  Maajid Nawaz
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  • Voice
  • Chorus