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Book SynopsisA powerful and deeply personal exploration of a divided country - and a hopeful vision for changeTrade ReviewThis is not another book about the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims. It is THE book. With rigour, compassion, and fearless insight Sarfraz Manzoor explores this long-contested terrain to triumphant and often moving effect. Absolutely not to be missed. * Matthew d'Ancona *
An absolutely essential and inspiring read. This excellent book is filled with stories of hope and optimism we rarely hear but which need to be told. * Nazir Afzal *
Sarfraz Manzoor is a gifted writer and
They is the thoughtful, personal and hopeful read we all need right now. * Matt Forde *
Extraordinarily researched and courageously confronting, Sarfraz Manzoor writes with a rare blend of historical depth and personal authenticity. Profoundly personal and refreshingly honest,
They tells the urgent and often untold story of Muslim Britain. * David Lammy MP *
Sarfraz Manzoor has taken up the challenge of trying to promote understanding in our segregated society. He succeeds magnificently. This book is enlightening, analytical and even inspiring but above all it's a thoroughly entertaining read. * Alan Johnson *
Humane, heart breaking and hopeful * Kirsty Wark *
A deeply personal and wonderful journey around identity, on who we are and wish to be: evocative, timely, powerful, superb. * Philippe Sands *
A great achievement. They brings sanity to a debate that all too often lacks it. A must-read for anyone who wants to know why multiculturalism appears to have failed so many Muslims.
* George Alagiah *
Sarfraz Manzoor made me laugh, cry and broke my heart a little as he took me on an eye opening journey through a world I'd only ever glanced at as an outsider.
* Shappi Khorsandi *
An urgent exploration of issues about which everyone has opinions but precious few have proper knowledge. Manzoor employs a journalist's brain and a storyteller's heart to redress this imbalance through a seamless blend of investigation, examination and memoir. Deeply personal and resolutely unflinching, he manages to be both insider and outsider while providing crucial perspectives on some of the most pungent social and cultural divisions of our age. I finished
They with more knowledge than I started, more understanding and, crucially, more hope. * James O’Brien *
Authentic, brave and powerful storytelling
* Sayeeda Warsi *
Compelling, optimistic and intensely personal . Hope is ever present in what is simply a must read * Sajid Javid *
This beautifully written, deeply compassionate and ultimately hopeful book gently demolishes many of the toxic myths about British Islam without exempting them from criticism. It deserves a very wide readership and will do much good * Peter Oborne *
A vital book for our times - we all need to read it * Jon Snow *
This big-hearted book provides reason to hope that a more generous and trusting world can exist
* WI Magazine *
This is an important book that deserves to be read by the widest possible audience * Radio Times *
