Former chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service for north-west England Nazir Afzal has praised Sajda Mughal’s work fighting online extremism in a BBC News article. Read more about the fight against online extremism here.
Web Guardians™ featured on BBC News
Sajda’s pioneering Web Guardians™ programme has been featured on BBC News. Watch the video below to hear about Sajda’s 7/7 experience and the work she now does tackling online extremism.
British woman detained in Turkey trying to cross to Syria – JAN Trust comments
A British woman has been detained in Turkey for trying to enter Syria. Read here about what our CEO Sajda Mughal had to say.
Syria-bound teenagers bailed – JAN Trust comments
Three teenagers have been stopped in Turkey for attempting to travel to Syria. Our CEO, counter-extremism expert Sajda Mughal has offered solutions on how we can stop young people from becoming radicalised. Read more here: Syria-Bound British Teen Trio Detained by Turkish Police. Read more here. Syria-bound teenagers bailed. Read …
JAN Trust trains anti-FGM campaigners
JAN Trust has been featured in the Tottenham & Wood Green Independent for its’ tireless work in the local community. This includes training anti-FGM campaigners. Read more here.
Sajda Mughal receives an OBE
Our CEO Sajda Mughal has been honoured with an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list. Read more here: Asian community featured in New Year’s honours list. Read more here. Many Asians in Queen’s New Year honours list. Read more here Asians on New Year’s …
JAN Trust founder Rafaat Mughal awarded OBE
Our Founder, Rafaat Mughal, was awarded with her OBE at the Investiture held at Buckingham Palace for her work supporting disadvantaged women. She was given her award by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. She has worked tirelessly for over 25 years to support and assist these vulnerable women and we are immensely proud of her! …
JAN Trust wins prestigious Third Sector Excellence Award
JAN Trust was delighted to win the ‘small charity big achiever’ category at the prestigious Third Sector Awards for Excellence held at The Grand Connaught Rooms in London on Thursday 26th September, 2013. Known as the ‘Awards to win’, a nod from the Third Sector Excellence Awards is among the most prestigious accolades a charity …
JAN Trust in the mainstream press with its work on forced marriages
“The majority of professionals, grass roots community workers and victims are against criminalisation, warning it will drive a hidden problem further underground, increase the risk of retaliation and more victims will be abandoned overseas. Pointing to the fact that there has never been a prosecution since Female Genital mutilation was outlawed in 2003, they want …