{"product_id":"book-btv5","title":"Radical","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn insightful account of one man's drastic evolution from religious fervor to enlightened peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaajid Nawaz spent his teenage years listening to American hip-hop and  learning about the radical Islamist movement spreading throughout Europe  and Asia in the 1980s and '90s. At sixteen, he was already a ranking member  in Hizb ut-Tahrir, a London-based Islamist group. He quickly rose  through the ranks to become a top recruiter, a charismatic spokesman for  the cause of uniting Islam's political power across the world. Nawaz  was setting up satellite groups in Pakistan, Denmark, and Egypt when he  was rounded up in the aftermath of 9\/11 along with many other radical  Muslims. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was sent to an Egyptian prison where he was,  fortuitously, jailed along with the assassins of Egyptian president  Anwar Sadat. Twenty years in prison had changed the assassins' views on  Islam and violence; Maajid went into prison preaching to them about the  Islamist cause, but the lessons ended up going the other way. He came  out of prison four years later completely changed, convinced that his  entire belief system had been wrong and determined to do something  about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe met with activists and heads of state, built a  network, and started a foundation, Quilliam, to combat the rising  Islamist tide in Europe and elsewhere, using his intimate knowledge of  recruitment tactics in order to reverse extremism and persuade Muslims  that the \"narrative\" used to recruit them-that the West is evil and the  cause of all Muslim suffering-is false. \u003ci\u003eRadical\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and important look into one man's  journey out of extremism and into something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49301187264816,"sku":"BDbtv5","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49301187297584,"sku":"ZEbtv5","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49301187330352,"sku":"ZMbtv5","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/btv5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775802390","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-btv5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}