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The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism 2016
Sara Khan
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Description for The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism 2016
Paperback. Long-standing, award-winning Muslim human rights campaigner Sara Khan courageously takes on the extremists within her faith whose ideology has made it easier for terrorists to recruit young Britons. This important and timely book will be a major news story this autumn. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HRAM2; HRH; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863561597
SKU
V9780863561597
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99-15
About Sara Khan
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism 2016
'Sara Khan is a fearless and principled voice in the struggle for the soul of Islam. Everyone who cares about combatting prejudice should read her, befriend her and fight alongside her.' Nick Cohen; 'An important book from a tireless campaigner' Mishal Husain; 'This is an important book full of compelling, disturbing and inspirational material, required reading to understand what is ... Read more