Radicalization of Muslims in Britain

Bc. Karolína Štěpánová

Master's thesis

Abstract:

My thesis deals with the radicalization of Muslims in Britain. In the theoretical part I discuss various views, opinions and drawbacks of multiculturalism. In the main part I deal with the actual radicalization of British Muslims, by which I mean factors that have contributed to this phenomenon, namely events such as the Rushdie affair, 9/11 etc. I have also focused on the people behind the radicalization of young Muslims, Abu Hamza specifically. The last part of my thesis deals with the unofficial 7/7 story, as presented by the alternative media.

Keywords

British Muslims, multiculturalism, radicalization, Islamophobia, Ummah, Abu Hamza, Finsbury Park mosque, The July 7th Truth Campaign, the London bombings

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 15. 4. 2008

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 13. 6. 2008
• Vedúci: prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / odbor:
Philology / English Language and Literature