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: …
7/7 survivor has written in the Metro about her belief that Shamima Begum should have the right to a fair trial like any other Brit. She also speaks of the Islamophobia and arson threat she received after previously expressing this opinion. She writes that if Shamima successfully retains her citizenship she should be investigate and …
“I am sure that they will take what they learnt here into the wider community making Islington safer for us all.” We’ve been mentioned in the Islington Gazette! We recently delivered our pioneering Web Guardians™ programme to mothers in Islington in order to help them save their kids from online extremism and gangs. Read the …
The world is reeling after the terrorist attacks across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, and it seems authorities had been alerted to threats weeks before. On Sunday 21st April 2019, several explosive devices were set off in churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Tragically, at least 250 people were killed, and several more injured. Cabinet …
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:
We at JAN Trust have been celebrating International Women’s Day for thirty years this year. Every year we look forward to it not only as a chance to celebrate women and their achievements, but as an opportunity to reflect on society, feminism and the work that we do here. Each International Women’s Day comes with …
The stunt would help to encourage ‘hatred and violence against Muslim women’. JAN Trust has commented on the news that a shooting range in Wallasey has placed images of ISIS supporter Shamima Begum as target practice. Read the article here. PHOTOS of jihadi bride Shamima Begum are being used at a shooting range for target …
“Refusing her the right to return not only shows a failure of our values, but we must also address what message we are sending to extremists” Our CEO Sajda Mughal has spoken out about what she believes should happen to Shamima Begum, a young woman who travelled to join ISIS. Much debate surrounds what should …
Read our piece in The Guardian for an insight into our CEO’s working week at JAN Trust! It is tough work but rewarding in order to improve the empowerment of women in the UK and to prevent issues such as hate crime, radicalisation and extremism. Read more here. Read more of our news here.
By now, we are sure that you have heard of our project Another Way Forward: Empowering Young Women against Extremism. This is a project, run by JAN Trust, that has been kindly been supported by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD), and Google.org. ISD works to empower new generations against extremism, something that we at JAN …
