By Sajda Mughal OBE, survivor from the Piccadilly tube bombing and Director of JAN Trust. A decade has now nearly passed since 7th July 2005 when four bombs were detonated in rush hour on the tubes and a bus in central London killing 52 innocent civilians and injuring more than 700. The tragedy I went through …
CEO Sajda Mughal on CNN
CNN has published an article about why young girls and women travel to the Islamic State in Syria. Sajda Mughal also features, read more here.
Our Missing Girls
It is becoming increasingly evident that, in the words of the former Conservative party chair, Lady Warsi, Britain is“fighting an ever-losing battle” to prevent extremists from radicalising people online. While police are trying urgently to locate missing Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, who have believed to have crossed the border …
Nazir Afzal praises JAN Trust in BBC News
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.
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 …
Online Hate and the See It Report It initiative
The recent tragic burning alive of 26 year old Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasesbeh sent shockwaves around the globe. The video, released by ISIS on the 3rd of February 2015, depicts one of the terrorist group’s most barbaric and heinous crimes yet and is a further example of the group’s warped ideology. Our thoughts are with Muath’s …
How to spot Islamophobia in the media
Alan Judd, a journalist from The Telegraph recently wrote an article entitled ‘How to spot a terrorist living in your neighbourhood’. The article attempts to educate readers on how to identify potential extremists by being aware of their social interactions and changes in behaviour. While the article suggests that certain attributes are often portrayed by potential …