Salafi and Islamist Londoners: Stigmatised Faith Communities Countering al-Qaeda – Robert Lambert

THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS the paradoxical position of certain Salafi and Islamist communities in London who have consistently demonstrated skill, courage and commitment in countering al-Qaida propaganda and recruitment activity while simultaneously facing ill-founded criticism from other Muslim communities and secular political lobbyists for creating the conditions that gave rise to the al-Qaida phenomenon.