Maajid Nawaz Quotes

I feel more Jewish than I do Iranian.

I was born in Morocco and lived there until I was 13; I'm really proud of my heritage.

I discovered that there is Indian blood in my ancestry on my father's side - a fact that had not been talked about in my family. No wonder I've often been cast in exotic roles - Indian princesses, Russian revolutionaries, Algerians, Gypsies and Greeks.

Sure, I've listed myself as Cuban-American. That's my heritage and my background.

I want children to feel proud of their heritage.

I've got that Mexican blood in me.

My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am.

Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.

I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

My mother is French-Italian with a little Spanish blood in her. I've been raised, and she was, as far as I know, raised as a Christian.

Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to put that out there so blatantly, so that before you listen to me you know that I'm Asian. But I thought it was sort of cool to embrace the Korean half of me, which I love.

Before doing 'Midnight's Children,' I didn't really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was always present, but it did not particularly define my identity. Being English was more an identity-defining status. I was born and brought up in London. Yes, my father is Parsi.

I love my heritage both as someone who grew up as a Muslim and as an Indian - it's part of who I am and I would never deny it.

I was born Muslim, but for a large part of my life, I wasn't necessarily raised Muslim. My father always kept everything around us, from Western philosophy to Eastern philosophy.

I think my parents were immigrants, you know, so I guess I would be first generation. Growing up in California.

I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.

Sometimes my ethnicity is relevant, other times not. I definitely get the best of both worlds.

On my mom's side I'm Mexican, and my dad is a white dude.

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

I'm a first-generation Canadian.

My whole life, I grew up with this double vision, this vision of America but also Latin community.

My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim.

There's a big difference between race and culture. Because racially, I'm an Indian man. Culturally, not at all.

My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood.