This book focuses on the history of the spread of Islam in the United Kingdom and looks in detail at a number of current issues in the relationship between British society and Muslim communities. The first Islamic congregations in the country, the mass Muslim immigration to the United Kingdom after World War II, the development and collapse of multiculturalism policies in the British Isles, the Rushdie case and the radicalisation of Islamic youth, the terrorist attacks in London on 7 July 2005, the activities of Islamists in universities and prisons in the UK. The study focuses on Islamic education in the United Kingdom, mosques and organisations of British Muslims, and community involvement in political life. The book will be of interest not only to political scientists and specialists in European Islam, but also to anyone interested in contemporary British history.pThis book focuses on the history of the spread of Islam in the United Kingdom and looks in detail at a number of current issues in the relationship between British society and Muslim communities. The first Islamic congregations in the country, the mass Muslim immigration to the United Kingdom after World War II, the development and collapse of multiculturalism policies in the British Isles, the Rushdie case and the radicalisation of Islamic youth, the terrorist attacks in London on 7 July 2005, the activities of Islamists in universities and prisons in the UK. The study focuses on Islamic education in the United Kingdom, mosques and organisations of British Muslims, and community involvement in political life. The book will be of interest not only to political scientists and specialists in European Islam, but also to anyone interested in contemporary British history./p