The Islamic Movement in Britain Damon L. Perry CONTACT DETAILS For questions, queries and additional copies of this report, please contact: International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence King’s College London Strand London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom T. +44 20 7848 2098 E.
[email protected] Twitter: @icsr_centre Like all other ICSR publications, this report can be downloaded free of charge from the ICSR website at www.icsr.info. © International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence 2020 Table of Contents Introduction 3 1. Introducing the Islamic Movement in Britain 5 Historical Origins 5 Evolution as a Trans-ethnic Movement 7 2. Ideology, Values and Beliefs 11 Da’wa, Shari’a, and the Islamic State 11 Speaking for Muslims and Islam 17 Jihad and Attitude to Violence 21 3. The Organisational Network of the Islamic Movement 27 Key Nodes in the Network 28 European and International Dimensions 33 A Trans-ethnic Network 46 4. Major Campaigns 49 Palestine 49 ‘Preventing Prevent’ and Counter-extremism 69 Islamophobia 81 Political Engagement and Education 96 1 The Islamic Movement in Britain 2 The Islamic Movement in Britain Introduction his report is focused on a network of Muslim organisations and individuals that it refers to as the “Islamic Movement” Tin Britain. This name is sometimes used by protagonists comprising the network in reference to the collective, organised effort to “revive” and expand Islam’s role in social and political life, in the West, the former Islamic empire, and the world at large. Sheikh Yusuf Al‑Qaradawi, the Egyptian‑born theologian and host of the Al Jazeera TV programme, “Shari’a and Life”, for example, explicitly refers to the “Islamic Movement” as such.