His speech focused on âhow to build trust in an uncertain worldâ, as he recalled his own experiences with extremism which ultimately led to his arrest in Egypt in December 2001.
Nawaz told delegates the subsequent response by Amnesty International, who had adopted him as a prisoner of conscience, prompted him to eventually renounce his Islamist past and found Quilliam, along with other former Islamists.
Here he discusses why he believes travel is "crucial" to tackling extremism and broadening peopleâs minds...
