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There has been an explosion of research into the experiences of
British Muslims, but what has been conspicuous by its absence is a
proper historical treatment of the phenomenon. This book aims to
address this issue. The Infidel Within remains one of the most
important books on the history of British Muslims.
This volume focuses on how the far right's views of Islam have been
increasingly co-opted by both liberal and conservative parties and
woven into the policies of Western governments over the past two
decades. The unprecedented influence of xenophobic and Islamophobic
parties, whether in coalition with governments or recipients of the
popular vote, reflects a major realignment of forces and a danger
to the Western core values of human rights and equality. "From the
Far Right to the Mainstream "explores how Islamophobia has moved to
the mainstream of Western policy making, and the role that the
media has played.
In 2010, the East London Mosque celebrated its centenary. One
hundred years earlier, the Aga Khan and Syed Ameer Ali had convened
a public meeting at the London Ritz Hotel, where they set out a
strategy for the construction of a mosque in London that would be
'worthy of the capital of the British Empire'. The Mosque, however,
took a long time to materialise. From the Commercial Road in the
East End of London in which it was eventually first set up in 1941,
it moved to Fieldgate Street and on to the Whitechapel Road in
1985. Through the lens of the original Minutes and related
documents, Professor Ansari takes us on the fascinating journey of
how the newly emerging confident Muslim community of the early
twentieth century and major figures of the British establishment
reached out to one another, each looking to nurture the development
of this new multicultural society.
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