At age sixteen, Maajid Nawaz was a recruiter for an Islamist group interested in uniting Islam's global political power. In 2002 he was sent to an Egyptian prison where his views were turned upside down. He was released five years later, convinced that his entire belief system had been wrong. Determined to do something about it, he started a foundation, Quilliam, to combat the rising Islamist tide in the world, to reverse extremism, and to persuade disenfranchised Muslims thatt their perception of the West was wrong. With new material on the Paris attacks of November 2015 and the Charlie Hebdo shootings. -- From the back cover.

"With a new preface & postscript" -- Cover.

Part One: B-Boy -- Part Two: Islamist -- Part Three: Radical.