How I became a Muslim extremist - Documentary

What is it like to actually be an extremist and serve the political goals of radical Islam?

What is it like to think like an extremist and adopt an ideology that demands you abandon all aspects of your former life - including your friends and family?

Shiraz Maher told his story on Monday's Panorama.

He is a former member of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), a radical organisation campaigning for the creation of caliphate - an Islamic state. It operates in many countries.


Shiraz made the case for a re-think of how the government should de-radicalise people like himself.

He told how after 9/11, he had a chance conversation with a HT member at a mosque and within weeks became a member of the cell.

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