Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State within

by Melanie Phillips (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $4.74

  When London was hit by British suicide bombers, the secret was finally out. Under the noses of the British government, parliament, intelligence services and police, Britain has become the European hub for the promotion, recruitment and financing of Islamist terror and extremism. Terrorists have used it to plot, finance, recruit and train for atrocities throughout the world, and now also at home. Such is the scale of these operations that Britain is referred to as 'Londonistan' by anti-terrorist specialists abroad. How could this happen? In this ground-breaking analysis, Melanie Phillips interviews key politicians, Muslims, academics and intelligence experts. She uncovers a persistent state of denial by the British establishment both on the left and right. In universities, the historical context of Islamitic texts is no longer taught. 'Londonistan' has become a country within the country that is growing in strength. Its radical demands are being appeased by multiculturalism rather than challenged by common sense. Melanie Phillips compellingly argues that Britain should face up to the threat to its way of life. The picture she paints of modern Britain is a forceful warning not to subscribe to the false causes of religious radicalism that have misled us so far.

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  Paperback
  2008

  $7.52

  While new UK terrorist plots, such as the Glasgow Airport attack, continue to be hatched, Londonistan has to-date sold 35,000 copies in the UK. In this newly expanded edition, Melanie Phillips updates her bestselling account with the latest disturbing development - the female terrorist such as the lyrical terrorist who worked at Heathrow. Even after three years, the British establishment - both the government and public leaders such as Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury - continue to give a free pass to the radical groups that kindle the flames of home-grown terrorism.