Across Britain, Muslims are caught up in a battle over the very nature of their faith. And extremists appear to be gaining the upper hand. Sara Khan has spent the past decade campaigning for tolerance and equal rights within Muslim communities, and is now engaged in a new struggle for justice and understanding - the urgent need to counter Islamist-inspired extremism.In this timely and courageous book, Khan shows how previously antagonistic groups of fundamentalist Muslims have joined forces, creating pressures that British society has never before encountered. What is more, identity politics and the attitudes of both the far Right and ultra-Left have combined to give the Islamists ever-increasing power to spread their message. Unafraid to tackle some of the pressing issues of our time, Sara Khan addresses the question of how to break the cycle of extremism without alienating British Muslims. She calls for all Britons to reject divisive ideologies and introduces us to those individuals who are striving to build a safer future.

Sara Khan is one of the UK's leading Muslim female voices on countering Islamist extremism and a long-standing, award-winning human rights campaigner. In 2008, she co-founded Inspire, a non-governmental women's rights and counter-extremism organisation, of which she is currently director. Selected as one of BBC Woman's Hour's Top 10 Influencers in 2015, and listed in Debrett's 500 most influential people in Britain in the 'War and Peace' category in 2016, Khan is regularly called on for her expertise by the Government, the European Parliament, the Metropolitan police, schools, local communities and the media. She has written for numerous publications, including The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and New York Times, and has been interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, CNN's Amanpour, Sky News and Channel 4 News, among others.www.sarakhan.co.uk; 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.

Acknowledgements 9; A Note on Terms 11;Introduction 15; 1. Race to your Caliphate: The Rise of Islamist Extremism 25; 2. British Salafists and Islamists: The Growing Convergence 51; 3. The Islamist-Led Assault on Prevent 87; 4. Identity Politics: Islamism and the Ultra Left, the Far Right and Feminists 119; 5. Voices from the Frontline 151; Conclusion: Winning the Battle against Extremism 175; About the Authors 197; Notes 199; Bibliography 235; Index 243