After 9/11 the terrorist actions took place in Britain on July 7, 2005. This kind of action could not emerge out of the blue. It had to have a history of its own. The authorities had thought that terrorists would come from abroad into Britain. This did not happen for they emerged from within the country as British born citizens. This was a national shock in Britain. It is important therefore to race how this kind of terrorism emerged from within the country for this could happen again if the correct steps are not taken. This talk will explore the origins and emergence of this destructive action and make recommendations for its eradication.
Biography: Dr. Asaf Hussain is an academic from the University of Leicester. He teaches modules on Islamic civilization. His interest has been in Islamic fundamentalism and since 1979 he has visited many fundamentalist groups in the Middle East and South Asia for research purposes. He has written a number of books on the Middle East published by London publishers. Currently he is engaged in writing three studies on Islamic Civilization, Islamic Fundamentalism in Britain and Islamic Fundamentalism in Pakistan.