Friends of Al Qaeda in Europe

Though a little incoherent (to me) at a couple of places, Khaled Ahmed's essay, a book review, is worth reading.

Two lines, which make the point:

"The UK borrowed the hardline Islamists from France and the rest of Europe thinking it was acquiring “assets” for its Middle East policy."

"It got to a point where it was difficult to say if radical Islam got exported to Europe or got exported from Europe."