In 2014 when ISIS declared its caliphate thousands of women around the world migrated to join debunking the myth that woman did not participate in violent extremism. In fact figures show that with the proclamation of the Caliphate, the number of female departees from EU member states increased significantly for example in Germany the percentage …
JAN Trust’s 2019 Journey – Highs, Lows and Surprises
At the end of the Year, it feels only appropriate to reflect on and consider the year JAN Trust has had. As is ever the case 2019 has been an incredible and busy year for us at JAN Trust! We have had some incredible highs, including celebrating our 30th anniversary, winning the education and training …
JAN Trust comments on Shamima Begum shooting range
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 …
Shamina Begum case – “We must also address what message we are sending to extremists”
“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 …
Our Patron Nazir Afzal speaks about JAN Trust in the New Statesman
“I hope that the Prevent department of the Home Office realises the mistake it has made cutting funding for Web Guardians. If it’s good enough for Google, then why not for government?” Nazir Afzal, patron of JAN Trust, has written in the New Statesman about the work JAN Trust supporting us to counter-radicalisation through our flagship Web …
Searching for a sense of belonging – what leads people to being radicalised?
The common thread among those radicalised, whether it be joining the far-right or Islamic extremist groups is that search for the sense of belonging. Radicalisation is an incredibly complex phenomenon, the reasoning’s behind it occurrence are much debated and can bring fraught divide among experts. Radicalisation arises out of a myriad of factors or issues …
CEO Sajda Mughal appears on Victoria Derbyshire
Our CEO Sajda Mughal OBE appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire to speak about a police initiative encouraging the public to report anything suspicious. On Tuesday the 20th of March, Sajda Mughal appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire. She appeared to speak about how we can work to tackle online radicalisation. This is after the …
The Media STILL fails to report on far-right terrorism adequately
The language the mainstream media have used to frame the actions, arrest and trial of terrorist Darren Osborne has not gone far enough to adequately represent the severity of the danger of far-right terrorism. Until the media linguistically frames far-right extremism with the same conviction they are able to with Islamic extremism, society will be …
Our Web Guardians™ programme in 2017
Our Web Guardians™ programme for 2017 has finished! JAN Trust would like to share with you the successes of the 2017 programme and tell you why this vital programme needs to continue. The waiting list for the 2018 programme is ever growing! Web Guardians™, largely targeted at Muslim mothers, aims to provide participants with digital …
Empowering Mothers – A Bottom-Up Approach to Defeating Terrorism
BBC Inside Out aired a special episode on the 4th of September on the effects that recent UK terror attacks have had on us all. As the only Muslim 7/7 survivor, I was invited onto the show to tell my story, and explain how I have now dedicated my life to fighting online extremism. As part …