Tries and Prejudice: The Autobiography of Englands First Muslim Rugby International

Ikram Butt

ISBN 10: 0956007538 / ISBN 13: 9780956007537

Published by Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd, 2009

About this Item

First edition. Good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings.

Seller Inventory # 9999-99998835055

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tries and Prejudice: The Autobiography of Englands First Muslim Rugby International
• Publisher: Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956007538
• ISBN 13: 9780956007537
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

"A fascinating window into British Asian culture..." - The Guardian
Tries & Prejudice is the revealing, hard-hitting and often amusing autobiography of former Featherstone, Leeds, Huddersfield and London rugby league star Ikram Butt. Born and bred in West Yorkshire and these days the driving force behind the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), Butt, England's first muslim rugby international in either code, tells his unique life story whilst also lifting the lid on the wider Muslim experience of British sport and the obstacles which lie in the way of encouraging greater participation from an often disaffected and marginalised youth. Written in association with rugby league writer Tony Hannan and featuring testimonials from a number of well-known sporting and political names, Tries & Prejudice is a fascinating and timely book, quite like no other.