Battle for British Islam

‘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

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. ; 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.