Sajda Mughal OBE, CEO of JAN Trust, was featured in MyLondon’s 2022 London Asian power list. Read more here or below. Sajda Mughal Sajda survived the 7/7 bombings after getting on the London Underground in a different place as she was running late – now she helps mums who have lost their sons to …
JAN Trust CEO Sajda Mughal OBE, spoke to My London about her traumatic experience of surviving the 7/7 London bombings and what has changed — and what hasn’t changed — on counterterrorism, seventeen years on. Read more here or below. In the wake of the devastating terrorist attack 17 years ago that claimed 52 …
It seems almost impossible nowadays to go online without being inundated with alarmist news and polarising headlines. In the age of fake news, this information overload can make it hard to distinguish useful discourse form intentional misinformation. With constant news coverage often comes harmful shortcuts and ready-made conclusions, especially as it pertains to crime and …
With hindsight, I know how unhealthy it was, but, at the time, an online group became my entire life. This may seem like an extremely unlikely blog piece to read: I am for all intents and purposes one of the most unlikely people you might expect to confess to having serious problems with an online …
With the horrifying loss of another politician to extremism, Sajda Mughal OBE reflects on the Government’s refusal to truly listen to grassroots organisations and attempts to further divides in society. Read more here or below. What will it take to prove the dangers of suppressing the expert voices of grassroots organisations? As the country recovers from …
Extremist groups are drawing in women by presenting a warped vision of female empowerment and gender roles. Considerations of radicalisation have, for many years, focused solely on men and the factors that drive them to join extremist groups. Yet, as the gender gap in radicalisation gradually narrows, it’s time to ask one very important question: …
Sajda Mughal OBE, CEO of JAN Trust, was interviewed by My London about her experiences as a 7/7 survivor and what she has done since. She spoke about refocusing her life towards tackling extremism and the sense of fulfilment she gets from hearing that she has made a positive difference in the community. Read more …
7/7 survivor and JAN Trust CEO, Sajda Mughal OBE, has been featured in The Guardian as part of their Outspoken series to mark the newspaper’s 200th birthday. Read more here or below. After the tube she was commuting on was blown up, Mughal’s life changed for ever. A Muslim herself, she was horrified to …
Arab News has published a piece on Sajda Mughal OBE’s interview with Metro, focusing on her serious “[dismay] at the government’s controversial Prevent strategy, which outlines the approach for countering radicalization and extremism.”. Read more here or below. Sajda Mughal OBE called for an overhaul of the British government’s controversial counter-terrorism strategy. (@sajdamughal) British …
Language used, both by those working or featured in the media and individuals, has a huge but often unseen effect on our unconscious biases. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, (but words can never hurt me)” is traditionally used to brush off insults but, whilst there is of course some benefit to boosting emotional …
