A Quote by Maajid Nawaz

I was born and raised in Essex, just outside London, to a financially comfortable, well-educated Pakistani family.

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Maajid Nawaz
British - Activist

I was, by the way - I'm an Essex lad, born and raised in Essex in the U.K.

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