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Ed Husain s The Islamist is the shocking inside story of British Islamic fundamentalism, told by a former radical 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 As I recovered my faith and mind, 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 and the reasons I joined them, 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 and lay bare what politicians and Muslim community leaders do not want you to know 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. Download The Islamist – kino-fada.fr British born, Bangladeshi family, lived in Mile End, East London went to an all Asian school, had no white friends At school he gets in with Jamat e Islami and the Young Muslim Organisation At this point he is 16 17 and a followed of Abdul Mawdudi The main ideas at this point are that most of the world s Muslims are only partial Muslims they re not taking Islam seriously They re keeping religion and politics completely separate but Islam is a total world view, and true Muslims don t dis British born, Bangladeshi family, lived in Mile End, East London went to an all Asian school, had no white friends At school he gets in with Jamat e Islami and the Young Muslim Organisation At this point he is 16 17 and a followed of Abdul Mawdudi The main ideas at this point are that most of the world s Muslims are only partial Muslims they re not taking Islam seriously They re keeping religion and politics completely separate but Islam is ...This a must read for muslims to wake up to fanatics who are hijacking islam A must read for non muslims to understand the turmoil within islam and that not all muslims are terrorists.Muslims who insist that the Hijab is a piece of clothing that protects a woman s modesty , do yourselves a big favor Pick up this book and read it from cover to cover.Ed Hussein is a self confessed former Islamist who has since reformed his ways as how he described it He grew up in London amongst peers and neighbors of the same religious denomination The Islamist is a tale of how Islam has evolved within him from being subtly spiritual to being overtly political, and how he has managed to f Muslims who insist that the Hijab is a piece of clothing that protects a woman s modesty , do yourselves a big favor Pick up this book and read it from cover to cover.Ed Hussein is a self confessed former Islamist who has since reformed his ways as how he described it He grew up in London amongst peers and neighbors of the same religious denomination The Islamist is a tale of how Islam has evolved within him from being subtly spiritual to being overtly political, and how he has managed to find his way back.Islam was never political in the community that he grew up in Like how all religions are, Islam was largely personal and spiritual It was a relationship between a servant and his Lord But as he grew up, he came across Saudi sponsored foreign elements such as the Hizb who operated aggressively in East London,recruiting youngsters and converts into a fiercely puritan brand of Islam Young Muslims were thought that only the ve...This is an excellent book for anyone confused about the rise of Islamism, or radical Islam As we follow the journey taken by the author from moderate but uninvolved Muslim to Muslim anarchist to thoughtful Muslim in a post 9 11 world, we see some of the different threads of political and religious beliefs that have led to the various factions in the Arab world today This is not an exhaustive study by any means, but it comes across as well informed and heartfelt The author, Ed Husain, is a Bri This is an excellent book for anyone confused about the rise of Islamism, or radical Islam As we follow the journey taken by the author from moderate but uninvolved Muslim to Muslim anarchist to thoughtful Muslim in a post 9 11 world, we see some of the different threads of political and religious beliefs that have led to the various factions in the Arab world today This is not an exhaustive study by any means, but it comes across as well informed and heartfelt The author, Ed Husain, is a British Muslim and he ha...I was wary of this one with its sensation and confessional title, but once I started it I kept reading until I finished it in a day Set in England, Turkey, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, this is a fast paced easy to read page turner, one that is probably a good place to start learning about Muslim terrorists It turns out our protagonist and memoir writer, Ed Husain nee Muhammed Husain was born into and raised in a Sufi family and as a boy took lessons from a Sufi master Sufis are the meditative, I was wary of this one ...Don t waste your time on this book, i ve never read something so simplistic in my life Right from the start the author feels no need to explain why political islam or a single one of their varied offshoot ideologies is bad, but merely assumed the reader is already afraid of it and proceeded to back up these fears with a series of anecdotes of his teens In case you put it down for a while and forget your fear, each chapter conveniently starts with a scary out of context quote by a famous Is Don t waste your time on this book, i ve never read something so simplistic in my life Right from the start the author feels no need to explain why political islam or a single one of their varied offshoot ideologies is bad, but merely assumed the reader is already afraid of it and proceeded to back up...Part memoir and part debate on the causes and rise of radical Islam in Great Britain, Ed Husain s The Islamist is revealed to be essential reading His erudition and honesty form the backbone to this compelling and stimulating story of his involvement with Islamic fundamentalists in London mosques as a teenager to his complete indoctrination until one moment of violence leads to the unravelling of everything he thought he held dear Had this just been the narrative of those events I doubt this b Part memoir and part debate on the causes and rise of radical Islam in Great Britain, Ed Husain s The Islamist is revealed to be essential reading His erudition and hones...Very well written book indeed Ed has done a very good job in sticking to the plot, as he goes through his very interesting journey across the British Islamic scene, in an Islamic lite version I must admit, so much focus on Islam in Britain has always been a mystery for a first generation immigrant like me coming from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan His learning of Islamic values was largely done by different types of schools or rather organisations prevalent in the British culture which I en Very well written book indeed Ed has done a very good job in sticking to the plot, as he goes through his very interesting journey across the British Islamic scene, in an Islamic lite version I must admit, so much focus on Islam in Britain has always been a mystery for a first generation immigrant like me coming from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan His learning of Islamic values was largely done by different types of schools or rather organisations prevalent in the British culture which I enjoyed thoroughly as the narrative style was almost infantile, absolutely right for any non Muslim audience as well as ignorant Pakistani Muslims like me There are inconsistencies though, as Ed has remained pretty divisive th...This is a challenging and extremely important book The author got swept up into a world of religious fundamentalism in the segregated streets of East London and was blindly stoking the fires of religious separatism and hatred until the reality of the Islamist agenda he was promoting was challenge in the death of an outsider The authors world was turned upside down as he began to challenge his own assumptions and those of the people he had been associating with Finding his spiritual self emp This is a challenging and extremely important book The author got swept up into a world of religious ...Ed is a young Muslim living in London Ed tries different flavours of Islam, becomes a radical Islamist and later changes his mind This book is Ed s memoir and it s 288 pages were written in 2007 This book is easy to understand as it is clear and well written Although it is a memoir, your reading experience and enjoyment is the same as from reading a regular novel This is a story of growing up, rebelling against your parents and society, plus finding your place in the world.Ed does not preac Ed is a young Muslim living in London Ed tries different flavours of Islam, becomes a radical Islamist and later changes his mind This b...

The Islamist
  • English
  • 25 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • 0141030437
  • Ed Husain
  • The Islamist