Now with a new paperback introduction' Vital reading' Daily Telegraph' It turns conventional wisdom on its head' Peter Oborne' Uniquely insightful' Sunday Times' Eloquent calm & clever' Andrew Marr Britain has often found groups within its borders whom it does not trust whom it feels have a belief culture practice or agenda which runs contrary to those of the majority From Catholics to Jews miners to trade unionists Marxists to liberals & even homosexuals all have at times been viewed described & treated as 'the enemy within' Muslims are the latest in a long line of 'others' to be given this label How did this state of affairs come to pass? What are the lessons & challenges for the future
- & how will the tale of Muslim Britain develop? Sayeeda Warsi draws on her own unique position in British life as the child of Pakistani immigrants an outsider who became an insider the UK's first Muslim Cabinet minister to explore questions of cultural difference terrorism surveillance social justice religious freedom integration & the meaning of ' British values' Uncompromising & outspoken filled with arguments real-life experience necessary truths & possible ways forward for Muslims politicians & the rest of us this is a timely & urgent book' This thoughtful & passionate book offers hope amid the gloom' David Anderson QC Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation'A vital book at a critical time' Helena Kennedy QC