Sunday, October 23, 2005

Torn between cultures, Britain's 'orphans of Islam' turn to terror / The Observer, 23 Oct 2005

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1598719,00.html
Navid Akhtar
"What stands out is the overwhelming sense that the younger generation is being hemmed in by both their own community, with its cultural responsibilities, and a wider society focused on individualism. In this pressure cooker tension, a political Islamic identity offers an attractive alternative. It gives clear answers: good guys, bad guys. You know where you stand." [Integration]