Sajda Mughal OBE spoke exclusively to Metro about her personal trauma as a survivor of the 7/7 London Bombings on the 16th anniversary, and the need for a complete overhaul of the Prevent Strategy. Read more here or below. A 7/7 survivor has told how she remembers the attack ‘as if it was yesterday’ as she spoke on …
“Those in power have still not figured out how to work with communities without furthering discrimination and mistrust” JAN Trust CEO and 7/7 survivor Sajda Mughal OBE has written for iNews about her reflections on that tragic day in July, sixteen years on, and where the UK is now. Read the full piece here or …
Issued by 7/7 Survivor Sajda Mughal OBE Sixteen years ago, on that fateful day in July, I narrowly escaped death. If I had not been running late and had got on at my usual carriage, I would not have been so lucky. As we remember those whose lives were violently taken from them, I …
Many people know about the discriminatory effects of the Prevent strategy, but there are also important human rights implications. Whilst the Prevent duty is widely criticised for its Islamophobic effects, a problem that is not discussed to the same extent, even though it is certainly worth the attention, is the effect it may have on …
Recently, there has been an increase in reported cases of members of the armed forces or police being found to have engaged in racism or extremism. Historically, the security forces — in this piece, referring collectively to the military and police — have had a complicated relationship with minority communities. Whilst this is a general …
The Capitol riots in the U.S. on 6 January 2021 led to outcries from many well-intentioned citizens from both parties to label the white supremacist extremists that stormed the U.S. Capitol as terrorists. Joe Biden, the President-Elect at the time, echoed these claims dubbing the rioters “domestic terrorists”. Indeed, White people are often not held …
How trusting or sceptical should we be of Facebook’s Oversight Board and its decisions? In response to years of criticisms of its algorithms and decisions on what content should be allowed, Facebook established its own Oversight Board, as a sort of independent appeals body that would review past controversial decisions and publish fully transparent decisions. …
Reports of social media abuse have dramatically increased during the pandemic. With social media giants being under more scrutiny than ever before, they have decided to start tackling abuse. This blog will explore the ways they aim to keep us, and our children, safe from abuse online. Covid-19: a rise in social media abuse, …
