Maajid Nawaz is one of the most important voices in the current debate on extremism and radicalization, advocating a secular form of Islam. With the Freedom Lecture Maajid Nawaz will present us the soundtrack to his life. Through a musical journey he will tell the story of his remarkable biography, his motivation in his work and activism and the meaning he gives to the concept of freedom.
After the lecture he will have a discussion with audience, moderated by sociologist and publicist Shervin Nekuee.
Tickets
Do you want to join us at this special Freedom Lecture? Than buy your ticket at the website of the Nutshuis.
About the speakers
Radicalism is a central theme in the life of Nawaz. As a young 16 year old Muslim he joined and then rose through the ranks of the pro-Caliphate Islamist organisation Hizb ut Tahrir. Eventually he was imprisoned and witnessed torture in an Egyptian jail. When he was released after four years Nawaz took a radical turn by distancing himself from Hizb ut Tahrir and taking a radical stance against Islamism. Now Maajid Nawaz is an activist, writer, broadcaster and Founding Chairman of Quilliam, a counter-extremism organisation that focuses on the issues of citizenship, integration, religious freedom, and radicalisation. Quilliam consults on de-radicalisation on many levels, from youngsters at direct risk to heads of state. He is the author of the book Radical a story about his life and Islam and the Future of Tolerance, which he co-wrote with famous atheist Sam Harris.
Shervin Nekuee (Tehran, 1968) is a sociologist, writer and curator of international literary festival Writers Unlimited and connected to The Great Middle East Platform. Its main subject is the multicultural society, especially the cultural and social aspects of it.
Maajid Nawz about the burkini
About the Freedom Lecture
For the fourth year political and cultural center De Balie organizes The Freedom Lecture. A series of four lecture per year, with inspiring and personal stories from incredible speakers like Egyptian writer and activist Nawal el Saadawi, LGBT activist Frank Mugisha from Uganda, Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats, Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran, opposition leader Andrei Sannikov from Belarus and internet activist Esra’a Al Shafei from Bahrain.
The artistic format was created by a team made up of Soukaina Belahnichi, who works for Dutch national television on ‘De Nieuwe Maan, Rajae El Mouhandiz, a Dutch/Moroccan artist and Nazish Khan the Artistic Director for Quilliam.
Cooperation Het Nutshuis and Humanity House
A cooperation between the Nutshuis and Humanity House has made it possible to bring the Freedom Lecture also to the Hague. Later in the year another Freedom Lecture will be held in Humanity House.