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.

UK-wide TV, radio and print media campaign by Ruth Killick PR; marketing campaign to include video trailers and youtube pages; Author to appear at events and literary festivals around UK (including Edinburgh, Cheltenham, Ilkley, Cambridge literature festivals) and scheduled to appear on BBC Radio 5 Live Afternoon Edition and BBC R2 Good Morning Sunday with Clare Balding in September; Author has extremely high media profile - including BBC Woman's Hour Power List 2015: Top 10 Influencers - and is frequent guest on Channel 4 News, Sky News, ITV News, BBC Radio 4's Today and Woman's Hour, and regular contributor to Guardian, Telegraph, The Sun and New York Times

About the Author
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.

Reviews
'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 happening in our midst and what we can do about it.' Sunday Times; 'Deserves a wide audience.' Mail on Sunday; 'A fascinating book [by] one of the UK's most influential counter-extremism voices.' Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News; 'An impresive book. [This book] deftly examines the roots and growth of Muslim extremism in the UK and would have been invaluable for that alone. But it stands for something more. It is a powerful cri de coeur. British society, Khan urges, must stand with reforming Muslims otherwise "extremists are the ones who will be left to define British Islam".' TLS



Book Information
ISBN 9780863561597
Author Sara Khan
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Saqi Books
Publisher Saqi Books
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 17mm