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I became, suddenly, not just a Muslim in faith. I became a Muslim in politics. Somebody whose politics were pre-defined by one interpretation of Islam.

— Maajid Nawaz

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress.

— Keith Ellison

My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.

— Daniel Pipes

I consider myself to have been formed by a lot of the locutions and aesthetics and principles of the Muslim way of life, and those are an important part of my childhood and my identity.

— Ayad Akhtar

I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.

— Iman

I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.

— Ice Cube

My upbringing was completely liberal from the start. In fact, I didn't even have a Muslim identity.

— Maajid Nawaz

My faith and my identity as a Muslim - I never saw it as something that made my job harder. It's just an aspect of who I am.

— Keith Ellison

My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu.

— Maajid Nawaz

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

✗Opposing Perspectives

I really didn't grow up religious, and I didn't grow up acknowledging my Muslim identity. For me, I was a British Pakistani.

— Maajid Nawaz