Table of Contents

CONTENTS Introduction vii 1. The First Wave of Radicals 1 2. Europe as Islamic Melting Pot 16 3. Recruitment for Jihad 32 4. Islamist Opposition Groups and European Support Networks 47 5. Europe as Battleground 64 6. Algerian Radicalism Targets France 77 7. The 9/11 Effect and 'Globalized' Islam 98 8. The Madrid Bombings 115 9. The London Bombings 140 10. Radical Converts 166 11. The Danish Cartoon Row and the Dilemma of the Moderates 187 Conclusion 204 Notes 210 Index 239

About the Author

Alison Pargeter is a Senior Research Associate at the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge, where she is also a visiting scholar at Pembroke College. She has conducted numerous research projects on issues related to political Islam, violence and radicalization in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Reviews

"This is easily the best book available on radical Islam in Europe. In a field that unfortunately lends itself to hysterics, Pargeter soberly and cooly dissects the Western habit of lumping every radical Muslim into one large and homogenous jihadi pot."--Marc Sageman, author of Leaderless Jihad and Understanding Terror Networks