Podcast appearances and mentions of Ed Husain

The Abraham Accords offer peace and prosperity, an era of repose from some of the constant warfare that plagues the Middle East.The UAE, a signatory of the Accords, houses the Abrahamic Family House—a synagogue side-by-side with a mosque and side-by-side with a church. It's a beautiful symbol of tolerance and peace between the world's Christians, Jews, and Muslims.But if Jihad against unbelievers is what Islam demands of the faithful, is it a paradox? On the contrary, say Amjad Taha and Ed Husain.They tell Cliff May that warm relations between Muslims and Jews shouldn't be considered breaking the norms of Islam, and recall when the Prophet saw a funeral procession go by in Medina and stood up. When his friends asked him, “Why are you standing up for a Jewish funeral?” The Prophet responds, “Is this not a human soul?”“We are friends. We are cousins. We are brothers. We have the same father in Abraham. It's not that we're apostates—if anything, we're family,” Ed says.But given the mosaic of diversity that is the Muslim world—from North Africa and the Middle East to south and Southeast Asia—how widely (or not) are these sentiments actually held?

The Abraham Accords offer peace and prosperity, an era of repose from some of the constant warfare that plagues the Middle East.The UAE, a signatory of the Accords, houses the Abrahamic Family House—a synagogue side-by-side with a mosque and side-by-side with a church. It's a beautiful symbol of tolerance and peace between the world's Christians, Jews, and Muslims.But if Jihad against unbelievers is what Islam demands of the faithful, is it a paradox? On the contrary, say Amjad Taha and Ed Husain.They tell Cliff May that warm relations between Muslims and Jews shouldn't be considered breaking the norms of Islam, and recall when the Prophet saw a funeral procession go by in Medina and stood up. When his friends asked him, “Why are you standing up for a Jewish funeral?” The Prophet responds, “Is this not a human soul?”“We are friends. We are cousins. We are brothers. We have the same father in Abraham. It's not that we're apostates—if anything, we're family,” Ed says.But given the mosaic of diversity that is the Muslim world—from North Africa and the Middle East to south and Southeast Asia—how widely (or not) are these sentiments actually held?

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ed Husain, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at Georgetown University. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

Since October 7th, the voices representing Muslims and Palestinians in the media have been dominated by the more extreme. Moderate voices seem to have been pushed out.I sat down with author and former Islamist turned anti-radicalisation expert Ed Husain. Now a public intellectual, professor and government adviser, Ed had been swept up by Hizb ut-Tahrir and Hamas in his youth.Ed explains to me the history of Islamism from Sayyid Qutb to the present. We also take a deeper dive into Islam and the unity and disunity between Muslims, Christians and Jews.Ed explains Islam in Britain and across the West today, and what needs to change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mengapa Saya Berhijrah? Masih meneroka jawapan kepada pertanyaan ini. Kali ini, di episod keempat, saya merenung kembali kenangan, impian, dan harapan saya sebagai anak muda ‘haraki' yang baru sahaja meninggalkan alam persekolahan. Saya menggerakan definisi diri melalui bai'ah pada tahun 1993. Saya cuba memahami liku-liku fikrah haraki saya terbentuk, menggunakan kerangka Psychopolitical Analysis model Jungian. Ia digunakan oleh Lawrence Alschuler di dalam kajiannya, “Islamism and fanaticism: A Jungian psychopolitical analysis.” Psychotherapy and Politics International 9.2 (2011). Alschuler mengkaji autobiografi bekas aktivis Hizb al-Tahrir, Ed Husain bertajuk The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left. Hizb al-Tahrir berbeza dengan gerakan seperti PAS, kerana di zaman Ed Husain, mereka menolak penyertaan Islamis di dalam aktiviti demokrasi. Tidak seperti PAS. Tetapi saya kira proses pembentukan fikrah saya di dalam PAS masih boleh mengguna pakai model Jungian tersebut. Tahap-tahap seperti naive consciousness, fanaticised consciousness, liberated consciousness, dan lain-lain yang Alschuler terangkan di dalam kajiannya, menjelaskan pola-pola fikiran saya ketika itu. Di dalam siri ini, saya berusaha menjaga maruah semua yang terlibat, menjauhkan diri daripada menyebut nama, dan sekali lagi mengulang, bahawa saya mengkisahkan semula kenangan itu hari ini hanya untuk mencari ibrah dan kebaikan buat bekalan sisa-sisa kehidupan yang ada.Saya sudah meninggalkan luka dan parut ujian itu di dalam lipatan kenangan silam. Saya Hasrizal, ana uhibbukum fillah. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hasrizal/message

Ambassador Ron Dermer and Ed Husain addressed a live audience for StandWithUs UK, which I hosted in Central London. These two friends were instrumental in creating the pathway which led eventually to the Abraham Accords. This was no ordinary occasion and I won't forget posing the questions, just as those in attendance will remember being there. We talk about Israel's relationships with Russia, the Jews in Ukraine even Russian coordination in Syria over Israel's security issues. Then there's Iran and the JCPOA nuclear treaty, BDS and diaspora Jewry, Jeremy Corbyn and a growing theme of Jonny Gould‘s Jewish State: the relationship between Islam and Judaism and how it can bind people in a region where religion is so important. Sit back and enjoy a gripping conversation with two of the world's most well-informed people on the biggest diplomatic breakthrough of our age.

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Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam is complex, threatened by rising hostility. There is much media debate about embracing diversity in our communities, but what does integration look like on the ground, in places like Dewsbury, Glasgow, Belfast and London? How are Muslims, young and old, reconciling British values - of individualism, the rule of law, free speech & equality between the sexes - with literalist interpretations of their faith? And how is this tension, away from the public gaze, unfolding inside mosques today? In this episode of #SWYSI, author & academic Prof. Ed Husain discusses how his new book "Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain" took him into the heart of Britain's Muslim communities in a search for answers. Travelling the length and breadth of the country, Husain joins men and women in their prayers, conversations, meals etc. He tells their stories here in an open and honest account that brings the daily reality of British Muslim life sharply into focus - a struggle of identity and belonging, caught between tradition and modernity, East and West, revelation and reason. Ed Husain is an adjunct Professor in the Walsh School of Foreign Service in Georgetown University. He is also a writer and political advisor who has worked with leaders and governments across the world. He has held senior fellowships at think tanks in London and New York, including at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) at the height of the Arab uprisings (2010-2015). While at CFR, his policy innovation memo led to the US-led creation of a Geneva-based global fund to help counter terrorism. Husain was a senior advisor to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (2015-2018). From 2018-2021 he completed his doctoral studies on Western philosophy and Islam under the direction of the English philosopher Sir Roger Scruton. He is the author of The Islamist (Penguin, 2007), The House of Islam: A Global History (Bloomsbury, 2018), and Among the Mosques (Bloomsbury, 2021). His writing has been shortlisted for the George Orwell Prize. A regular contributor to the Spectator magazine, he has appeared on the BBC and CNN and has written for the Telegraph, The Times, the New York Times, the Guardian and other publications.

Mike brings Ed Husain back to the show to discuss the author's new book, Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain. Husain takes Mike on a journey into different mosques throughout Britain to see how various Muslims are wrestling with issues such as free speech and gender equality. The interview explores how British Muslims are finding their place is Western culture, and how they're reckoning with more extreme views within the global Islamic movement.

Iain Dale talks to Ed Husain about his new book Among the Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain

LBC Newshour | Cross Question | Leading religious thinker Ed Husain takes your calls

Mike and Marshall talked to Ed Husain, the author of The Islamist, a memoir of his time inside radical Islamism, who long ago rejected extremism and now advises governments and political leaders on Islam and the Middle East. Ed shared his views on the relations between the Islam and the West today, the fate of secularism in the Muslim Middle East, the Abraham Accords and more.

First, France has been shaken by a series of gruesome terror attack – yet western leaders seem remarkably reluctant to support President Emannuel Macron. (01:04) Lara speaks to The Spectator's associate editor Douglas Murray and writer Ed Husain. Next, this year's US election was truly remarkable – but what was it like to report on it? Lara is joined by the editor of The Spectator's US edition Freddy Gray and Washington editor Amber Athey. (17:31) And finally, the British pub has historically been remarkably adept at circumventing restrictions on drinking – but how has it dealt with lockdown? Lara talks to journalist John Sturgis and Spectator writer Mark Mason. (27:21) Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Gus Carter and Matthew Taylor.

First, France has been shaken by a series of gruesome terror attack – yet western leaders seem remarkably reluctant to support President Emannuel Macron. (01:04) Lara speaks to The Spectator's associate editor Douglas Murray and writer Ed Husain.Next, this year's US election was truly remarkable – but what was it like to report on it? Lara is joined by the editor of The Spectator's US edition Freddy Gray and Washington editor Amber Athey. (17:31)And finally, the British pub has historically been remarkably adept at circumventing restrictions on drinking – but how has it dealt with lockdown? Lara talks to journalist John Sturgis and Spectator writer Mark Mason. (27:21)Presented by Lara Prendergast.Produced by Gus Carter and Matthew Taylor.

"I can go freely to the Western Wall or the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, why can't our Jewish and other friends go to the Temple Mount?" Ed Husain is a vital voice from the British Muslim community with his many speeches and articles on tolerance and pluralism. He was a teenage Islamist who embraced Muslim nationalism but started life in his father's more peaceful, religious mosque. Now he’s a steadfast opponent of the creed of the extremist. He's the author of The Islamist, an account of his five years as an activist here in the UK - and The House of Islam: A Global History, which discusses the classical tenets of Islam and the ways in which they're being distorted by political Islam. Ed explains how the West's thirty million Muslims must acquaint themselves with life in a secular state where they're no longer the dominant population or conqueror. I released this podcast on Purim, which Ed mentions: his wish that Iran should return to the days of Mordechai, who as Prime Minister heralded a period of growth and civilization in Persia after the threat of mass-extermination by Haman. The story of the Megillah Esther is read day and night on Purim. If you’ve listened to a couple or more of Jonny’s episodes, you can support his efforts at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=BW4GZLQCCL29Y&item_name=Podcast+production+¤cy_code=GBP&source=url

Hard Brexit? Soft Brexit? Brexit of champions or Brexit of losers? We hope that Scottish crime writer and regular BBC presenter, Denise Mina and former Islamist radical turned anti-extremist Ed Husain can explain to chair, columnist David Slack, and us why more than half of British voters opted to quit the European Union in 2016 and whether it was just a spectacular own goal by David Cameron. And what, if anything, does it mean for the long-term project of Scottish independence that the British voted to leave the EU but Scotland prefers to stay?

The house of Islam contains nearly 2 billion believers, but keeping it together is a challenge, as Sunnis, Shias, Salafists and Sufis battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims. Author Ed Husain gives us an introduction to this great tradition in his new book 'The House of Islam: A Global History'.

The house of Islam contains nearly 2 billion believers, but keeping it together is a challenge, as Sunnis, Shias, Salafists and Sufis battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims. Author Ed Husain gives us an introduction to this great tradition in his new book 'The House of Islam: A Global History'.

What if you could never be fired from your job -- even if you crossed every possible line, to include threatening to sexually assault and then immolate your neighbour’s child during a row over drum practice? What if you were also insanely racist? In your published columns? Well then, you’d be Giles Coren, Britain’s worst food writer. This week, Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Olga (@rocknrolga ) join Eater London writer Jonathan Nunn (@demarionunn) to discuss Giles’s reign of terror in the British food writing scene. We also discuss transport secretary Chris Grayling’s scheme to fund a ferry company with no boats -- and, crucially, an article from Ed Husain on ‘Britain regaining its confidence’ that seems to be written by artificial intelligence. Please bear in mind that your favourite moron lads have a Patreon now. You too can support us here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture/overview *LIVE SHOW ALERT* We have an upcoming live show -- with comedian Josie Long -- in London on February 21st at the Star of Kings (126 York Way, Kings Cross, London N1 0AX) starting at 7.30 pm. You can buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trashfuture-live-ft-josie-long-tickets-54546538164 *COMEDY KLAXON* The previous Smoke event has sold out, but on January 31st at 8 pm, Milo will perform his own show at Smoke Comedy at the Sekforde (34 Sekforde Street London EC1R 0HA) with Russian comedian Yevgeniy Chebatkov. Tickets are free, but make sure to sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smoke-comedy-presents-milo-edwards-wip-tickets-54529080949 Also: you can commodify your dissent with a t-shirt from http://www.lilcomrade.com/, and what’s more, it’s mandatory if you want to be taken seriously. Do you want a mug to hold your soup? Perhaps you want one with the Trashfuture logo, which is available here: https://teespring.com/what-if-phone-cops#pid=659&cid=102968&sid=front

In this episode, we give you our favorite podcasts from this year. Want some good stuff to add to your podcast subscriptions for next year? Let’s get into it… (NOTE: In order to get under the character limit for the description, we had to delete listings for A LOT of individual episodes mentioned in episode. Sorry!) Best Podcasts of 2018: The Briefing ⁃“Thursday, Aug 2, 2018” ⁃“Friday, Nov. 9, 2018” CrossPolitic Studios ⁃“Family Meeting with Greg Johnson, Pastor of Memorial Presbyterians Church and Host Church of Revoice.us”, 7.15.18 ⁃“Jonathan Merritt on His New Book, and Why Women Should be Pastors?”, 8.12.18 ⁃“Show: Interview with Gosnell Movie Producer Ann McElhinney - Kavanaugh, Baby Parts, and Biblical Justice”, 10.1.18 Apologia Radio ⁃“Silly Atheist: Science is for Christians”, 8.31.18 ⁃“Jeff Durbin Refutes Andy Stanley”, 6.7.18 ⁃“#253 - Debate With A Mormon”, 10.5.18 Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley ⁃“Can Islam overcome sexism and violence? Ed Husain vs Beth Grove”, 8.31.18 ⁃“Andy Bannister vs Pete Singer - Do we need God to be good?”, 11.2.18 RZIM: Just Thinking Broadcasts ⁃“Yale University Q&A, Part 5”, 7.6.18 ⁃“God’s Plan for Marriage, Part 4”, 7.19.18 The Village Church - Sermons ⁃“Manhood Restored”, 2.4.18 ⁃“An Inadequate Faith”, 10.14.18 Crossings Community Church - Terry Feix Audio ⁃“Revelation - Session Ten - Chapters 21-22: New Heaven and New Earth”, 3.15.18 North Point Community Church ⁃“Reclaiming Irresistible // Andy Stanley”, 9.30.18 The Joe Rogan Experience ⁃“JRE MMA Show #11 with John Danaher”, 1.15.18 ⁃“#1109 - Matthew Walker”, 4.25.18 ⁃“JRE MMA Show #28 with Georges St-Pierre”, 5.23.18 ⁃“JRE MMA Show #32 with Firas Zahabi”, 6.19.18 ⁃“#1139 - Jordan Peterson”, 7.2.18 ⁃“#1200 - Ross Edgley”, 11.12.18 ⁃“#1208 - Jordan Peterson”, 11.29.18 ⁃“#1212 - David Goggins”, 12.5.18 The Ben Shapiro Show ⁃“Ep. 476 - Another Horrific Shooting”, 2.15.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 1: Jordan B Peterson”, 5.6.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 4: Joe Rogan”, 6.3.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 12: Mike Rowe”, 7.29.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 16: Clay Travis”, 8.26.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 17: Edward Feser”, 10.2.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 23: Jocko Willink”, 10.14.18 ⁃“Ep. 670 - Russian Roulette”, 11.30.18 ⁃“Sunday Special Ep 29: Pastor John MacArthur”, 12.2.18 The Matt Walsh Show ⁃“Ep. 140 - Heroic Masculinity”, 11.9.18 ⁃“Ep. 147 - We Treat Boyhood Like It’s A Mental Disorder”, 11.20.18 Jocko Podcast ⁃“115: Into the Fire, and Beyond the Call of Duty, with Medal of Honor Recipient, Dakota Meyer”, 2.28.18 ⁃“121: Marine! The Life Of Chesty Puller, by Burke Davis”, 4.18.18 ⁃“122: Fortunate Son, by Lewis Puller Jr.”, 4.18.18 ⁃“123: A Fight Through Darkness with Marine Corporal, Jake Schick”, 4.18.18 ⁃“133: Face History so You Can Learn From It. The Horrors of Unit 731”, 7.11.18 ⁃“139: Whatever Darkness You Face, START WALKING. (The Bataan Death March) ‘A Soldier’s Journal’, James Bollich”, 8.22.18 ⁃“155: Jordan Peterson and Jocko Vs Evil. Cannibal Island. The Gulag.”, 12.12.18 The Art of Manliness ⁃“#377: 12 Rules for Life With Jordan Peterson”, 2.6.18 ⁃“#446: How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Will Make You a Better Man”, 10.3.18 ⁃“#449: Faster and Cheaper Alternatives to College”, 10.15.18 ⁃“#456: Myths About Kids and Sports”, 11.7.18 The Rubin Report ⁃“Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro: Frontline of Free Speech”, 1.31.18 ⁃“A Bishop and a Rabbi Discuss Religion, the Enlightenment, and Finding Meaning”, 12.19.18 The Stephen Mansfield Podcast ⁃“The Brilliance of Sasse”, 11.12.18 The GreatMan.tv Podcast ⁃“Men and Boredom”, 3.13.18 ⁃“Modular Mentoring”, 6.5.18 The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast ⁃“38 - Cathy Newman Interview & Analysis”, 1.29.18 ⁃“57 - Dr. Oz - Jordan Peterson’s Rules to Live By”, 10.22.18 The Way I heard it with Mike Rowe ⁃“As Long As It’s Legal”, 3.6.18 ⁃“A Manly Man, A Gold Medal, and A Really Big Sea”, 10.16.18 Best Podcast Episode of 2018: ⁃“JRE MMA Show #11 with John Danaher”, 1.15.18 ⁃https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkBXzkD6tis

At ANTIDOTE 2018, American writer David Niewart, Australian journalist Jeff Sparrow and British writer Ed Husain came together for an event called Fringe Dwellers and Fanatics. They had a robust discussion about the ways that extremist ideologies are influencing western governments, including Australia. They're joined by the Saturday Paper editor Maddison Connaughton to consider where this might be dragging the centre of global political debate. Watch more from the festival at youtube.com/ideasatthehouse

Islam is often reduced to fear-ridden cliches by western media: sensational headlines and inflammatory comments spark hostility, while the actual lives of many contemporary Muslims are ignored or misunderstood. After rejecting religious extremism as a young man, Ed Husain now defines himself as a moderate Muslim, and works advising governments and leaders on how to deal with radicalisation in their communities. He was in conversation with journalist Fauziah Ibrahim at ANTIDOTE 2018. More from ANTIDOTE 2018 is available at sydneyoperahouse.com/ideas

This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss the big topics. They cover: The Battle of Ideas conference, consent classes, 'rape culture', Rod Liddle's Sunday Times Comments, Tommy Robinson, Sajid Javid's ‘Asian paedophiles' Tweet, Ed Husain and much, much more! Also, the ASLAN Awards! Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.

This week The #GSPodcast brings you a panel discussion from The Battle Of Ideas featuring Stephen Knight, Ed Husain, Helen Pluckrose and Simon McCrossan. ‘From Bakers to Burqas: Religious Freedom Today'. Historically, religious freedom was considered an essential right, associated with freedom of conscience, and the eighteenth century saw significant philosophical and practical expansion of the right of individuals to practise different religions as they saw fit. Today, we often see religious freedom pitted against other basic liberties like free speech and gender equality. Can these freedoms coexist? Moderated by Jon O'brien. Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.    

The house of Islam contains nearly 2 billion believers, but keeping it together is a challenge, as Sunnis, Shias, Salafists and Sufis battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims. Author Ed Husain gives us an introduction to this great tradition that's global, divided and according to him, in need of some urgent housekeeping. He's in Australia to launch his new book 'The House of Islam: A Global History'.

The house of Islam contains nearly 2 billion believers, but keeping it together is a challenge, as Sunnis, Shias, Salafists and Sufis battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims. Author Ed Husain gives us an introduction to this great tradition that's global, divided and according to him, in need of some urgent housekeeping. He's in Australia to launch his new book 'The House of Islam: A Global History'.

Ed Husain was once a Muslim extremist. Today he is still a Muslim but says the Islam he once practised is a distorted version of the faith. In his new book The House of Islam: A Global History he argues that his religion needs to return to a once-golden age of pluralism, tolerance and diversity. Beth Grove of Pfander regularly engages in debate with Muslims. She disputes Ed’s view of a golden age of Islam, saying that both Muslim history and scriptures advocate violence and mistreatment of women. For The House of Islam by Ed Husain https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-house-of-islam-9781408872260/  For Beth Grove: https://www.pfander.uk/ For Big Conversation videos, updates and bonus content sign up: http://www.thebigconversation.show  Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with author Ed Husain about his new book The House of Islam: A Global History.Then Anna Burkey comes on the show to talk about her new program called Start Space which is run out of the state library and helps early age entrepreneurs.

Ed Husain, author of The House of Islam, meets with the historian Tom Holland to explore the roots of some of the challenges Muslims face in the 21st century See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Islamic extremist turned anti-radicalisation think-tank founder Ed Husain talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy on the release of his new book House of Islam: A Global History. His faith in peace, unity and God sustains, informed by his own journey from young radical to progressive thinker. Drawing from his own experience and thousands of years of Islamic history, he argues that it is only through religion itself that extremism can be tackled. Recorded: 1 June 2018. Producer: Sarah Gough.

Commentator Douglas Murray, journalist Bari Weiss and writer Ed Husain join Philip Dodd to explore the 'Intellectual Dark Web'. Their YouTube videos and podcasts receive millions of views and downloads. They sell out theatres across the US. But these aren't rock stars or the latest pop sensation. They are a collection of public intellectuals, scientists, political columnists, and stand up-comedians who are at the front line of the raging 'culture wars'. As two of its leading figures, neuroscience Sam Harris and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, prepare for a UK tour, Philip Dodd finds out more about this popular movement. The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray is out now. The House of Islam: A Global History by Ed Husain is out now. Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the British writer and commentator Ed Husain, who believes the gulf between Islam and the West is widening and that westerners see the religion as something to be feared rather than understood. He spent several years as a radical Islamist and then turned his back on jihadism and has written about his own personal journey as well as trying to explain why people join extremist groups. Now he is calling on moderate Muslims to reclaim their religion from the extremists. But is he oversimplifying a complex issue and playing into the hands of Islamaphobes? (Photo: Ed Husain in the Hardtalk studio)

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the British writer and commentator Ed Husain, who believes the gulf between Islam and the West is widening and that westerners see the religion as something to be feared rather than understood. He spent several years as a radical Islamist and then turned his back on jihadism and has written about his own personal journey as well as trying to explain why people join extremist groups. Now he is calling on moderate Muslims to reclaim their religion from the extremists. But is he oversimplifying a complex issue and playing into the hands of Islamaphobes? (Photo: Ed Husain in the Hardtalk studio)

British activist Ed Husain was seduced, at the age of 16, by revolutionary Islamist ideals that flourished at the heart of educated British culture. Yet he later shrank back from radicalism after coming close to a murder and watching people he loved become suicide bombers. He dug deeper into Islamic spirituality, and now offers a fresh and daring perspective on the way forward. Krista Tippett’s unedited conversation with Ed Husain. He’s the author of “The Islamist: Why I Became an Islamic Fundamentalist, What I Saw Inside, and Why I Left.” Krista spoke with him on December 7, 2007, from the studios of American Public Media in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was in the studios of the BBC in London. This interview is included in our program “Reflections of a Former Islamist Extremist.” http://onbeing.org/program/reflections-former-islamist-extremist/150

British activist Ed Husain was seduced, at the age of 16, by revolutionary Islamist ideals that flourished at the heart of educated British culture. Yet he later shrank back from radicalism after coming close to a murder and watching people he loved become suicide bombers. He dug deeper into Islamic spirituality, and now offers a fresh and daring perspective on the way forward.

Ed Husain of the UK's Quilliam Foundation talks to Catherine Fieschi and Mark Erbel of Counterpoint about Islamism, British Identity and strategies to counter violent extremism. Counterpoint is the British Council's think tank