Islam in Victorian Britain: The Life and Times of Abdullah Quilliam. By Ron Geaves. Pbk. Markfield: Kube, 2010. Pp. viii + 344. ISBN 978-1-84774-010-6. £14.99.

This first biography of an important figure in the history of Islam in Britain tells a story which deserves to be far more widely-known, particularly in the light of the role currently being played in Britain by a foundation which bears his name (cf. p. 306), and does so very effectively. (It is very important to distinguish between the London-based Quilliam Foundation, which with its motto ‘Challenging Extremism, Promotin…