Extremists in Our Midst [electronic resource] : Confronting Terror /
Baker, Abdul Haqq.author.
Baker provides a unique insider perspective on factors affecting British Muslim converts and their susceptibility to violent radicalisation, including firsthand accounts of convicted terrorists Richard Reid (the 'Shoe Bomber'), Zacarius Moussaoui (the 20th 9/11 bomber), and Abdullah el-Faisal who is alleged to have been a radicalising influence.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Brixton mosque's early encounters with extremism -- British Muslims and identity -- British Muslims and religious conversion -- Methodology -- Case studies -- Research analysis of interviews -- Countering terrorism in the UK : a convert community perspective.
Baker provides a unique insider perspective on factors affecting British Muslim converts and their susceptibility to violent radicalisation, including firsthand accounts of convicted terrorists Richard Reid (the 'Shoe Bomber'), Zacarius Moussaoui (the 20th 9/11 bomber), and Abdullah el-Faisal who is alleged to have been a radicalising influence.
Qaida (Organization)
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Religion and sociology.
International relations.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Political communication.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Sociology of Religion.
International Relations.
British Politics.
Political Communication.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.