Part 1: The Letter in the Brown Paper Envelope

A strange letter appears outlining a plot by Islamic extremists to
infiltrate Birmingham schools. Hamza and Brian visit the supposed
mastermind of the plot, and he tells them he did take over a bunch
of schools – just not for the reasons in the letter. To get full
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