Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue is a 2015 book-length conversation between neuroscientist and atheist Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist radical turned liberal reformer. The two men examine the doctrinal roots of Islamist extremism, the distinction between ordinary Muslims and political Islam, and the practical obstacles to reforming the faith from within.

Harris presses hard on the most problematic verses and historical precedents, while Nawaz argues that a genuine, progressive reinterpretation is both possible and urgently necessary. The exchange is unusually frank, free of the usual diplomatic evasions, and remains one of the clearest public attempts to confront the tension between Islamic orthodoxy and liberal values without descending into either apology or crude prejudice.