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As a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an extremist Islamist group intent on establishing a global caliphate, Nawaz had proved a model recruit: articulate and charismatic, he was adept at shepherding impressionable minds into the radical party. Yet while imprisoned, thanks to the auspices of Amnesty International, Nawaz came to renounce his extremist allegiance, committing himself to countering such groups and the narratives that give them strength.