Former extremist now fights militancy in Pakistan
Monday, June 8, 2009
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT and CHRIS BRUMMITT – 2 days ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Ten years ago, Maajid Nawaz came to Pakistan to recruit for an extremist group intent on a global Islamic state. Now he's on a different mission — to steer youth away from militancy.
Nawaz's message is one rarely heard in Pakistan, where the response to extremism has been overwhelmingly military, with little attempt to try to rehabilitate insurgents or keep young people from turning to militancy in the first place.
In speeches to thousands of university students across the country, Nawaz emphasized the urgent need to renounce radicalism
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Labels: Counter Insurgency, Extremism, Taliban, War on Terror
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