As the 14th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings is upon us, Sajda highlights her concern of the failure to make significant progress with regards to the dismantling of al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and their ability to continue disseminating their vile messages of hatred and intolerance. For the full article read here or below: Police admit failing to …
JAN Trust is delighted to welcome on board two new ambassadors this year, Adil Ray OBE and Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed! Photo credit: Nick James Adil Ray OBE Adil is best known as the star and creator of the hit BBC1 sitcom Citizen Khan. After five series, the show has become one of Britain’s much-loved sitcoms and …
JAN Trust is delighted to announce we have won one of the most prestigious awards in the charity sector – the Education and training Charity of the Year 2019! The Charity Awards is Civil Society Media’s annual awards programme held to identify, recognise and reward those organisations doing exceptional work in all areas of charitable …
Our CEO Sajda has appeared in Grazia magazine to speak about the lack of support available for terror victims after her experience in the London bombings in 2005. This is in the wake of the Sri Lanka attack in which over 200 people died. Read the piece below:
“My NGO, JAN Trust, and I have been consistently speaking out on the rise and mainstreaming of far-right extremism and Islamophobia for years. However, the threat of far-right terrorism was not taken seriously.” Our CEO Sajda has continued to speak out about the rise of Islamophobia in society, especially since the Christchurch attack. She touches …
“….a solution that focuses entirely on enforcement will not prevent serious youth violence. To end the vicious cycle, we need to get to the root of the issue and truly address the kind of disaffection and exclusion that many young people feel and the life circumstances in which they find themselves. This is why it …
‘More world leaders need to embrace her way of leadership which I can guarantee you will help to diffuse any community tensions there maybe after such a horrific act of terror’. Our CEO Sajda Mughal has written about how New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has set an example for world leaders on how to …
Our CEO Sajda Mughal has spoken out about her shock following the terrorist attack in New Zealand, and about her own suffering from far-right abuse after the 7/7 attacks which nearly took her life. Read more here or read below. I woke up to the news that people had been killed in New Zealand …
“We need to prioritise increasing funding for vital support services and youth projects to address the kind of alienation and exclusion that many young people face.” Our CEO Sajda Mughal OBE comments on the knife crime crisis in the UK what must be done to solve it. With our Against Knife Crime project we work …
Lack of funding places BAME charities like JAN Trust at risk, says CEO Sajda Mughal “we risk ignoring women who are so very desperately in need of incredibly specialised support” CEO Sajda Mughal speaks out as half of BAME services are shut down, placing users of JAN Trust and other charities at risk. Read what …
