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{{Short description|2006 book by Melanie Phillips}} |
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| subjects = [[Islamic terrorism]]<br />[[Politics]] |
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| publisher = [[Encounter |
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]]) |
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| isbn = 1-59403-144-4 |
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'''''Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within''''' is a 2006 [[best-seller|best-selling]]<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3016028.ece The Times Christmas choice: politics] ''The Times'', 7 December 2007</ref> book by the British journalist [[Melanie Phillips]] about the spread of [[Islamism]] in the United Kingdom over the previous twenty years. The book was published in [[London]] by [[Encounter |
'''''Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within''''' is a 2006 [[best-seller|best-selling]]<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3016028.ece The Times Christmas choice: politics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706201718/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3016028.ece |date=2008-07-06 }} ''The Times'', 7 December 2007</ref> book by the British journalist [[Melanie Phillips]] about the spread of [[Islamism]] in the United Kingdom over the previous twenty years. The book was published in [[London]] by [[Encounter Books]]. |
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==Reception== |
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| ⚫ | According to [[Kenan Malik]] in ''[[The Independent]]'', Phillips's arguments share some striking similarities with Islamists. He wrote that, "Both insist that we are in a religious world war between the forces of [[good]] and [[evil]]. Both believe that only religion can help restrain decadent behaviour and establish a proper moral framework. Both abhor the growth of [[secular humanism]]. Both see Britain as "a debauched and disorderly culture of instant gratification, with disintegrating families, feral children and violence, squalor and vulgarity on the streets".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/londonistan-by-melanie-phillips-409502.html|title=Londonistan, by Melanie Phillips|date=2006-07-27|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> |
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The book encompasses a critique of [[multiculturalism]], alleged weak policing, [[cultural relativism]] and what Phillips calls a "victim culture". She argues that these forces combined to create an ideal breeding ground for [[Islamic terrorists]]. She points to the centrality of London-based individuals and groups to many terror plots around the world, which she argues were enabled by a semi-formal "covenant of security" between Islamists and the British authorities. [[Zacharias Moussaoui]] and the shoe-bomber [[Richard Reid (shoe bomber)|Richard Reid]] are two of many such examples she points to in the book.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
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==Critical reception== |
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| ⚫ | David Smith writing for ''[[The Observer]]'' compared |
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| ⚫ | According to [[Kenan Malik]] in [[The Independent]], Phillips's arguments share some striking similarities with Islamists. He wrote that, "Both insist that we are in a religious world war between the forces of good and evil. Both believe that only religion can help restrain decadent behaviour and establish a proper moral framework. Both abhor the growth of secular humanism. Both see Britain as "a debauched and disorderly culture of instant gratification, with disintegrating families, feral children and violence, squalor and vulgarity on the streets".<ref>{{Cite web|url= |
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Describing the book in ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine, the writer [[Theodore Dalrymple]] wrote "the British journalist Melanie Phillips documents not only the establishment and growth of Muslim extremist groups in London but the administrative incompetence and cultural weakness that permitted it to happen. Some pusillanimity that she records would be funny if it were not so deeply disturbing."<ref name=" Theodore Dalrymple">{{cite news |
Describing the book in ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine, the writer [[Theodore Dalrymple]] wrote "the British journalist Melanie Phillips documents not only the establishment and growth of Muslim extremist groups in London but the administrative incompetence and cultural weakness that permitted it to happen. Some pusillanimity that she records would be funny if it were not so deeply disturbing."<ref name=" Theodore Dalrymple">{{cite news |
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Writing for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', the historian and writer [[Michael Burleigh]] decided that the book could not be more "timely" and praised her "sensible suggestions".<ref>Michael Burleigh, [ |
Writing for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', the historian and writer [[Michael Burleigh]] decided that the book could not be more "timely" and praised her "sensible suggestions".<ref>Michael Burleigh, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3653861/Why-we-now-grow-our-own-terrorists.html "Why we now grow our own terrorists"], ''The Daily Telegraph'', 19 July 2006</ref> |
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| ⚫ | David Smith, writing for ''[[The Observer]]'', compared Phillips to "a crazed boxer" who "comes out swinging wildly and some of her punches land. ... But her shrill, hectoring tone does her no favours." Smith also claims that Phillips is wrong to say that [[piggy banks]] were banished from British banks in case Muslims were offended, "a small point, perhaps, but a telling one".<ref>David Smith, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/apr/22/features.review1 "Enemy within" (book review)], ''The Observer'', 22 April 2007</ref> |
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Phillips has been noted to have praised the scholarship of [[Bat Ye'or]], and ''Londonistan'' has been described by Christopher Othen as "her own book about the localised version of [[Eurabia]]n [[dhimmitude]] all around her".<ref>{{cite book|title=Soldiers of a Different God: How the Counter-Jihad Movement Created Mayhem, Murder and the Trump Presidency|first=Christopher|last=Othen|page=63|year=2018|publisher=Amberley|isbn=9781445678009}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Criticism of multiculturalism]] |
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*[[Eurabia]] |
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*[[Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006]] |
*[[Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006]] |
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*[[Islamophobia]] |
*[[Islamophobia]] |
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*[[Londonistan |
*[[Londonistan]] |
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*[[Londonstani]] |
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*''[[Undercover Mosque]]'' |
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* Brendan O'Neill, [http://www.newstatesman.com/node/164502 "Losing the plot"], book review, ''[[New Statesman]]'', 12 June 2006 |
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* {{cite book |last=Phillips |first=Melanie |author-link=Melanie Phillips |title=Londonistan |location=New York |publisher=Encounter Books |year=2006 |isbn=1594031444 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/londonistan00phil }} |
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* Fahad Zafar, [http://dawnnews.tv/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/in-paper-magazine/books-and-authors/feedback-09082009 "Londonistan"], book review, ''[[Dawn News|DAWN]]'', 9 August 2009 |
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* [http://www.madrid11.net/articles/phillips121206 Interview] at Madrid11.net |
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* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/politicsphilosophyandsociety/story/0,,1798994,00.html Interview] at ''[[The Guardian]]'' |
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* [http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev051006a.cfm Video of Phillips discussing the book] at the [[Heritage Foundation]] |
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* [http://www.nysun.com/article/37297?access=473291 "Library Reverses Rejection of ‘Potentially Incendiary' Book"], ''New York Sun'' |
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* [http://www.wikisummaries.org/wiki/Londonistan Summary of book] at [[WikiSummaries]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:01, 22 October 2023
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| Author | Melanie Phillips |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Islamic terrorism Politics |
| Publisher | Encounter Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 212 |
| ISBN | 1-59403-144-4 |
| OCLC | 64595883 |
| 363.3250941 22 | |
| LC Class | HV6433.G7 P55 2006 |
Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within is a 2006 best-selling[1] book by the British journalist Melanie Phillips about the spread of Islamism in the United Kingdom over the previous twenty years. The book was published in London by Encounter Books.
Reception[edit]
According to Kenan Malik in The Independent, Phillips's arguments share some striking similarities with Islamists. He wrote that, "Both insist that we are in a religious world war between the forces of good and evil. Both believe that only religion can help restrain decadent behaviour and establish a proper moral framework. Both abhor the growth of secular humanism. Both see Britain as "a debauched and disorderly culture of instant gratification, with disintegrating families, feral children and violence, squalor and vulgarity on the streets".[2]
Describing the book in The American Conservative magazine, the writer Theodore Dalrymple wrote "the British journalist Melanie Phillips documents not only the establishment and growth of Muslim extremist groups in London but the administrative incompetence and cultural weakness that permitted it to happen. Some pusillanimity that she records would be funny if it were not so deeply disturbing."[3]
Writing for The Daily Telegraph, the historian and writer Michael Burleigh decided that the book could not be more "timely" and praised her "sensible suggestions".[4]
David Smith, writing for The Observer, compared Phillips to "a crazed boxer" who "comes out swinging wildly and some of her punches land. ... But her shrill, hectoring tone does her no favours." Smith also claims that Phillips is wrong to say that piggy banks were banished from British banks in case Muslims were offended, "a small point, perhaps, but a telling one".[5]
Phillips has been noted to have praised the scholarship of Bat Ye'or, and Londonistan has been described by Christopher Othen as "her own book about the localised version of Eurabian dhimmitude all around her".[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Times Christmas choice: politics Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine The Times, 7 December 2007
- ^ "Londonistan, by Melanie Phillips". The Independent. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Theodore Dalrymple (12 February 2007). "Speak the Queen's Urdu". The American Conservative.
- ^ Michael Burleigh, "Why we now grow our own terrorists", The Daily Telegraph, 19 July 2006
- ^ David Smith, "Enemy within" (book review), The Observer, 22 April 2007
- ^ Othen, Christopher (2018). Soldiers of a Different God: How the Counter-Jihad Movement Created Mayhem, Murder and the Trump Presidency. Amberley. p. 63. ISBN 9781445678009.
Bibliography[edit]
- Phillips, Melanie (2006). Londonistan. New York: Encounter Books. ISBN 1594031444.