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The Suicide Factory: Abu Hamza and the Finsbury Park Mosque | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sean O'neill, Daniel Mcgrory
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 110280
Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0007234694
EAN: 9780007234691
ASIN: 0007234694
Publication Date: June 19, 2006
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A great read December 25, 2006
Makaveli (London)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a superbly written book by two Times newspaper journalists who have clearly researched their chosen topic.
The story tells of Abu Hamza's arrival to Britain as a young Egyptian fascinated (and fully indulgent in) by the hedonistic lifestyle of the West, and his journey to becoming like a mafia don in his ruling of the Finsbury Park mosque using violence and crime to fund his 'jihad'.
The book discusses how the media lapped up Hamza as a 'baddie' without realising just how instrumental this man was in organising terrorism and brainwashing young men to fight in Kashmir, Chechnya, and Algeria.
The story also reveals lapses of part of Britain's security services, and also leads to worries as to many other Muslim clerics are raising money and helping to facilitate terror abroad and in this country.
PC Plod vs. Global Jihad January 18, 2007
J. P. Maciag (Peterborough UK)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is a wonderful although depressing antidote to those that wish to believe that the UK Government knows what it is doing in the fight against Global Jihad.
In essence, this is the story so far, of Abu Hamza (of the hooked hands) and his establishment of a terrorist base right in the middle of north London at the Finsbury Park Mosque. It tells how he got into the UK through deception and how he used British rights and the welfare state to facilitate and fund his enterprise. The book demonstrates how the British authorities knew what Hamza was doing but were hamstrung by a learnt `respect' for Islam and a belief that Hamza was just another crazy foreigner (like Marx) who had no plans for disruptive activities in the UK. They had no concept of the notion of local action as part of global Jihad. Indeed, it was only well after the attacks of 9/11 that the Americans, frustrated with the UK Government inactivity, requested that Hamza be extradited to stand trial in the US. Astonishingly it was in Hamzas defence that the UK authorities began their own prosecution as a means of preventing his trial in the US!
Naturally, Scotland Yard made sure it used only shoeless Moslem police officers to raid the Finsbury Park Mosque.
The joy of this book is less in the overall story, which is quite well known, than in the detailed depiction of the UK authorities utter incompetence in dealing with the obvious threat. It is a very good read and it is very well and clearly written. Is it great literature? I'm not sure, but it certainly is great journalism.
An eye opener - Read it August 27, 2006
S Foster (Devon, UK)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I would recommend this book for any one with an interest in the politics of terrorism and jihad.
It made fascinating reading and gives much information on the background of Abu Hamza and his breed of fanatical radicalism.
The Suicide Factory: Abu Hamza and the Finsbury Park Mosque August 15, 2006
Ms. D. P. Cooper (London)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
Excellent read, informative and interesting, a book you can pick up and put down - really good food for thought.. contains some scary information that will really make you think about the way the British Government has turned a blind eye to things going on under their nose.
GET THIS BOOK June 27, 2007
Godlovesyou (London)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Don't be deceived people. Get this book so you'll know the true intent of SOME of those who follow their own version of islam. Also get The Convention written by Travis. A few nasty reviews on it, but after you read it, I think you'll be able to figure out where those came from.
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