Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism 2016
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Across Britain, Muslims are caught up in a battle over the very nature of their faith. And extremists appear to be gaining the upper hand. Sara Khan has spent the past decade campaigning for tolerance and equal rights within Muslim communities, and is now engaged in a new struggle for justice and understanding - the urgent need to counter Islamist-inspired extremism.In this timely and courageous book, Khan shows how previously antagonistic groups of fundamentalist Muslims have joined forces, creating pressures that British society has never before encountered. What is more, identity politics and the attitudes of both the far Right and ultra-Left have combined to give the Islamists ever-increasing power to spread their message. Unafraid to tackle some of the pressing issues of our time, Sara Khan addresses the question of how to break the cycle of extremism without alienating British Muslims. She calls for all Britons to reject divisive ideologies and introduces us to those individuals who are striving to build a safer future.
Sara Khan is the Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism. A long-standing, award-winning human rights campaigner, she was previously Director of Inspire, a non-governmental women's rights and counter-extremism organisation, which we founded. The winner of a Marie Claire Future Shapers Award in 2016 and selected as one of BBC Woman's Hour's Top 10 Influencers in 2015, Khan has written for numerous publications, including The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and New York Times, and has been interviewed on BBC R4's Today programme, CNN's Amanpour, Sky News and Channel 4 News, among others. www.sarakhan.co.uk; Tony McMahon is an independent consultant working with the UK Government and civil society groups on counter-extremism projects. For the last fifteen years, he has advised Government, global companies and community groups on communications strategies. He is a former Financial Times magazine news editor and BBC news producer. His other publications include Original Rude Boy and No Place To Hide, which was shortlisted for the 2011 Best Sports Biography prize and longlisted for the 2010 William Hill prize.