The Islamist: Why I joined radical Islam in Britain, what I saw inside and why I left [Mass Market Paperback]

?"The Islamist" is a wake-up call for Britain.?
--"The Guardian"
?All who glibly generalise about the no-man?s-land between terrorism and multi-culturalism should read this articulate and impassioned book.?
--"The Times"
?"The Islamist" should be prescribed like medicine. Whatever your prejudices, it will eat into them like acid.?
--"Daily Telegraph"
?"The Islamist" could not be more timely.?
--"Observer"
?"The Islamist" is first and foremost a riveting personal narrative, but it also carries a powerful?message.?
--"Literary Review"
?Ed Husain deserves enormous credit?It is an extraordinarily well written memoir.?
--"Mail on Sunday"
?Unique? A call to ordinary Muslims to reclaim their faith?
--"Asian Leader"
?Courageous memoir?
--"Evening Standard"
?Ed Husain is the man we were all looking for after the 7/7 bombings?Not to help police with their investigations?but to help a stunned nation un

All who glibly generalise about the no-man's-land between terrorism and multiculturalism should read this articulate and impassioned book.

A persuasive and stimulating book.

Husain's account is not sensationalist, tending more to
understatement than to hyperbole ... A complete eye-opener.

Captivating, and terrifyingly honest ... a wake-up call to
monocultural Britain, it takes you into the mind of young fundamentalists,
exposing places in which the old notion of being British is defunct.

When I was sixteen I became an Islamic fundamentalist. Five years later, after much emotional turmoil, I rejected fundamentalist teachings and returned to normal life and my family. I tried to put my experiences behind me, but as the events of 7/7 unfolded it became clear to me that Islamist groups pose a threat to this country that we — Muslims and non-Muslims alike — do not yet understand.

Why are young British Muslims becoming extremists? What are the risks of another home-grown terrorist attack on British soil? By describing my experiences inside these groups, the reasons I joined them and how, after leaving I recovered my faith and mind, I hope to explain the appeal of extremist thought, how fanatics penetrate Muslim communities and the truth behind their agenda of subverting the West and moderate Islam. Writing candidly about life after extremism, I illustrate the depth of the problem that now grips Muslim hearts and minds. I will lay bare what politicians and Muslim 'community leaders' do not want you to know.

This is the first time an ex-member openly discusses life within radical Islamic organisations. This is my story.

Ed Husain was an Islamist radical for five years in his late teens and early twenties. Having rejected extremism he travelled widely in the Middle East and worked for the British Council in Syria and Saudi Arabia. Husain received wide and various acclaim for The Islamist, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for political writing and the PEN/Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography, amongst others. He is a co-founder of the Quillium Foundation, Britain's first Muslim counter extremism think tank. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.