"There is a disproportionate number of convicted terrorists who've come from a conversion background"
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Woolwich murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash BBC News (25 May 2013)
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Maajid Nawaz
(Urdu: ماجد نواز, [ˈmaːdʒɪd̪ naːwaːz], born 2 November 1978) is a British activist, author, columnist, radio host and politician. He was the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for London's Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in the 2015 general election. He is also the founding chairman of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank that seeks to challenge the narratives of Islamist extremists.
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