Maajid Nawaz Seminar on Islam, Extremism & Terrorism for Kings College, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit maajidnawaz.substack.comThis Radical Dispatch Newszine - below - is provided free for all subscribers.At the top of this post, Resistance Radio presents Maajid Nawaz’s seminar for King’s College’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience on his life story and his insights into Islam, radicalisaton, extremism and terrorism.A free two minute teaser of this podcast has been made available for all subscribers along with this newsletter. The full one and a half hour long seminar with Q&A has been made available in this newsletter for our Radical Media premium members only. To listen to the entire one and a half hour presentation, free subscribers are encouraged to upgrade here:Read on now for our free Radical Dispatch.Maajid Nawaz Seminar on Islam, Extremism & Terrorism for Kings College, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience- A Radical DispatchOn 1st April 2026 Professor Edgar Jones invited Radical Media’s Maajid Nawaz to address his students at King’s College’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience on his life story and his insights into Islam, radicalisaton, extremism and terrorism.What was Maajid Nawaz’s Seminar About?In this Seminar Radical Media’s Maajid Nawaz introduced themes related to factors that cause radicalisation, extremism and terrorism through the lens of his life story as a first generation Western-born Muslim in the British, European and then global contexts. The themes covered in this seminar were originally told in Maajid Nawaz’s autobiography Radical, published by Penguin Random House.In this seminar, Maajid recounted his teenage years facing violent racism growing up in the early 90s at his place of birth in England’s Essex. It spans his time spent at the leadership of the UK branch of then legal - but since proscribed - political Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir. His journey to Pakistan, Denmark and Egypt recruiting students to this political Islamist organisation, his eventual incarceration in Egypt as an Amnesty International adopted Prisoner of Conscience and his journey towards renouncing his group and founding the world’s first counter-extremism organisation, Quilliam in London. Maajid then detailed how Quilliam went on to brief governments and other agencies around the world on how to best address extremism and terrorism during the War on Terror years.In this podcast, Maajid also speaks of his media work after Quilliam and the story behind his cancellation for opposing every single Covid mandate on his popular weekend talk show for Global’s LBC. Who is Professor Edgar Jones?Maajid’s host for this seminar was Professor Edgar Jones. Professor Jones is an authority on the psychological effects of modern war and conflict. He has studied both conventional armed forces and terrorism, exploring how individuals cope during periods of intense stress and the impact of traumatic experiences on their wellbeing. More recently he has researched moral injury, an enduring belief of being wronged or having been compelled to act in ways that feel wrong, in servicemen and women. Edgar Jones has also published on risk factors for radicalisation and support of political violence. He has written extensively on shell shock, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic multi-symptom illness suffered as a result of military service. The author of a number of reports for government and military or mental health charities, his work seeks to shape policy and practice.Edgar Jones originally studied history, researching a doctorate at Nuffield College, Oxford. He subsequently joined the department of psychiatry at Guy's Hospital where he completed a doctorate in clinical psychopathology and trained as a psychodynamic psychotherapist. Having previously taught at University College London and been a senior research fellow at the LSE, Edgar Jones joined the Institute of Psychiatry in January 1998. He was awarded the Gideon de Laune Gold Medal by the Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicin