threaten legal action<\/a> against those that noticed his irrational behaviour. This alienated and confounded many of his long-term supporters to say the least. Since obtaining a regular slot on LBC radio, it is clear that Maajid Nawaz\u2019s priorities have shifted away from activism in service of Islamic reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNawaz cited the Covid lockdown as the main reason for Quilliam\u2019s closure. That may well be true of course. But one can\u2019t help the suspicion that secular non-Muslims made up the bulk of Quilliam\u2019s support \u2014and then lost faith in their work given the lack of tangible results and the behaviour of one of its founders. It did appear that Quilliam was not particularly popular with your average British Muslim to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the failure of The Quilliam Foundation project and my disappointment with the trajectory of Maajid Nawaz, I\u2019ll always consider it a worthy endeavour to support secular Muslims and ex-Muslims that publicly challenge Islamism. These people are far braver than their naysayers. They are the front line against Islamic fascism and suffer under it more than anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d like to hear your thoughts on this in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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