Mirror Mirror on the Wall Who’s the Most Moderate of them all? An Exploration of Muslim-state Relations in the Era of Prevent

Sammanfattning: This work will examine how the British government engaged with Muslim-led organisations through its counter-extremism strategy Prevent in following the London bombings in 2005. Over a period of seven years two governments, Labour and the Coalition, implemented separate version of Prevent which led to distinct forms of state engagement with Muslim-led organisations. By looking at the broader history of British Muslim-state relations, my work will evaluate how these separate governments engaged with Muslim-led organisations in the period following the London bombings. Through a comparative case-study that focuses on the Muslim-led organisation Quilliam, I will demonstrate how this engagement was carried out in practice and how it was defined by the political, social and historical context within which it was situated.