Ed Husain

@Ed_Husain

Author. Think-Tanker. Senior Fellow, Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society, London. Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC.

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Joined July 2011
Born on December 25
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    3 Sep 2017

    Mosque in Turkey: 'Dear Muslims, if there are no sounds of children laughing in the back as you are praying, fear for the next generation'

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    Mar 29

    Seeing this is a big milestone in a two year journey! Thank you Julian Humphries , I now have an idea of all the work that goes into a cover..

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  3. 24 Oct 2017

    Wow. And what have we done to help Turkey fight the PKK?

    Turkish authorities recorded the names of 53,781 individuals from 146 countries who either went/tried to join ISIS.
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  4. 7 Oct 2017

    Seeker of freedom, reason, revelation. Influencing the West since 1185. Classic of medieval Islamic philosophy.

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  5. 30 Sep 2017

    Suddenly, a car company has a moral compass:

    Welcome to the driver’s seat.
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  6. 26 Sep 2017

    Passing in London. Once home to Palmerston. Then a club to Kipling, Fleming & T E Lawrence. Now selling falafel...

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  7. 25 Sep 2017

    Real challenge for the Middle East is how people live together as *citizens* despite religious, tribal & ethnic differences.

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  8. Retweeted
    20 Sep 2017

    أبارك للجميع بمناسبة ذكرى الهجرة النبوية الشريفة وأدعو الله أن يحل العام الجديد بالخير والبركة على كل الأوطان

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  9. 20 Sep 2017

    Honoured to receive the Five Books of Moses from a dear Jewish friend. Placed beside my sacred texts.

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  10. 9 Sep 2017

    Bring back this spirit:

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  11. 30 Aug 2017

    The world defended this woman's right to life & liberty. She watches in silence again as Muslims forced to flee amid killings

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  12. 22 Aug 2017

    'The Devil can cite scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness...O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!' Shakespeare

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    19 Aug 2017

    Powerful writing by in yesterday's on why the Caliphate ambition leads to violence.

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  14. Retweeted
    18 Aug 2017

    "We can be perfectly Muslim without aiming to subjugate others to a theocracy." Good stuff from :

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  15. 16 Aug 2017

    Detailed & relevant biographies of two great Turkish, Muslim global statesmen. Instructive comparisons of their times & ways. Recommend:

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    30 Jul 2017

    Ottoman Sufi Music

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  17. Retweeted
    5 Aug 2017

    Spent day in refugee camps. Crossed the border to Syria. Listened to survivors protected by Turkey 🇹🇷 Refugees are a reality, not a problem

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    2 Aug 2017
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    I wish more people who think they "disagree with me on much" actually took the trouble to read my books. Thanks .

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  19. 2 Aug 2017

    Disagree with on much, but instructive history on why Ottomans & China fell behind and the West rose:

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  20. 29 Jul 2017

    'You do well, my son, to cry like a woman for what you couldn't defend like a man.' King's mother, 1491

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