ABSTRACT
The nature of the Muslim experience in Britain has transcended traditional markers of ‘race’ and ethnicity in relation to discussions of difference and commonality. There are issues of integration and participation in society that remain acute challenges, but there are also issues relating to radicalisation, some of which is ostensibly driven by Islamophobia. This chapter explores the ways in which British Muslim minorities experience aspects of the counterterrorism legislation and the impact it has on perceptions of ‘Muslimness’, especially since the events of 9/11 and the more recent experiences of terrorism in the UK in 2017. It is argued that a form of social engineering is being determined through the policy approaches of ‘Prevent’, which is, arguably, an attempt to dissuade discussions of the limitations to domestic and foreign policy.
