A MUSLIM man from Westcliff has set up a counter terrorism foundation.

The Quilliam Foundation, being launched today, says Muslims can discover a form of "Western Islam" by returning to the heart of the faith.

Maajid Nawaz, from Westcliff, and Ed Husain are behind the cause which is a battle against the Islamist political movement they once belonged to.

Mr Nawaz was jailed in Egypt with two other British men for belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir, a radical party which recruits young Muslims across the world.