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Jane Dougall, skynews.com, Campaign Launched To Improve Image Of Islam, 7 June 2010 "A campaign to improve the image of Islam has been launched after an opinion poll found that more than half of British people associate the religion with extremism and terrorism."

The YouGov poll results are here

Also see the

'Converts' profiled

John-Paul Flintoff, Times Online, A funny thing happened on the way to the mosque, 23 May 2010 "An increasing number of Britons are converting to Islam. Mosques are open to the public, so it is possible simply to wander in and try the religion for size?" Rather long article, with some interesting anecdotes.

Baroness Warsi

Telegraph, Britain's first female Muslim Cabinet minister Baroness Warsi brightens up Downing Street, 14 May 2010

"Britain’s first female Muslim Cabinet minister spoke of the “humbling” moment yesterday as she took her seat at the Government’s top table."

Blackburn case ongoing

David Watkinson, thisislancashire.co.uk, Blackburn man admits terror offences, 10 May 2010"A Blackburn man who posed as the head of al Qaeda in Britain and called for the deaths of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair has pleaded guilty to a string of terrorist offences."

Research

Thomas Hegghammer points to some useful 'Homegrown Literature' from the Centre for Studies of Islamism and Radicalisation at Aarhus University in Denmark. This includes Jonathan Githens-Mazer, Robert Lambert, Adbul-Haqq Baker, Safiyah Cohen-Baker, Zacharias Pieri: Muslim Communities Perspectives on Radicalisation in Leicester, UK [pdf] which looks helpful.

MPs

Guardian, General election 2010: first female Muslim MPs elected, 7 May 2010

Shabana Mahmood

BBC News, Female Muslim MP elected in Birmingham Ladywood, 7 May 2010 "Labour's Shabana Mahmood has become Birmingham's first female Muslim MP."