Countering Al Qaeda in London [Paperback]

This book presents an inside account of two pioneering projects in London where Muslim community groups worked in partnership with police to reduce the influence of Al Qaeda inspired terrorism. One project empowered London Muslims to remove Abu Hamza and his violent hard core supporters from Finsbury Park Mosque,

while the other project bolstered long term efforts by London Muslims in Brixton to challenge and reduce the influence of Al Qaeda inspired violent extremists including Abu Qatada and Abdullah el-Faisal. Significantly, both projects pre date government funded Prevent projects and differ from them in being based on partnership, trust and voluntary civic duty as opposed to payment and control.