WhyIJoinedRadicalIslaminBritain,WhatISawInsideandWhyILeftbyEdHussain

　　THISISHEARSAY,butIhavehearditsaidthattheIslamistrecruitmentgambit,orchat-upline,seldom

　　varies.YouareayoungBritishMuslim,inLondonorLeeds,andyouaretowellingyourselfdownaftera

　　tabletennistournamentorapaintballfestatyourcommunitycentre,andanotheryoungBritishMuslim

　　wandersupandsays,intheaccentofLeedsorLondon:“HeardabouttheCaliphate,mate?”“Youwhat?”

　　“TheCaliphate.TheKhili-fah.”Thecaliphate,aseveryIslamistisbitterlyaware,wasdissolvedbyKemal

　　AtaturkonMarch3,1924.ItistheIslamists’intentiontorestorethesultanastheheadofanationstate,a

　　nationstateofscience-fictionalpower,whichwill(ifI’vegotthisright)wagejihadonalltheworld.