A Long Jihad : My Quest for the Middle Way

After two decades of quiet community work, Muhammad Abdul Bari suddenly found himself thrust into the limelight following the 7/7 bombings in London. As the leader of Britain's largest Muslim organisation and mosque, since that fateful day Abdul Bari has been at the forefront of the British Muslim community's most pressing challenges. In this memoir, he offers an insider's perspective on the Muslim experience in modern Britain, presenting his blueprint for 'The Middle Way'. Describing his personal journey from Bangladeshi air force officer to the leader of the Muslim Council of Britain, he offers Muslims - and everybody else - guidance on a path that rejects extremism and works for the common good of all: living a life of moderation that is as the Qur'an says, "justly balanced". Book jacket.