FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday 6th July 2020 Issued by 7/7 Survivor and CEO Sajda Mughal OBE 7/7 London Bombings 15 Years later and 19 terrorist attacks – What has actually changed? Tuesday 7th July marks the 15th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. The 7th of July 2005 was a day set to irreversibly change, the …
Posts Tagged: Preventing Extremism
27 Jun 2017 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
JAN Trust’s view: What has the Queen’s Speech told us about new counter-terrorism measures?
In the final days of the election campaign, Theresa May announced “enough is enough” – terrorism was not to be left unchallenged. She revealed a readiness to weaken human rights laws if they “get in the way” of apprehending terror suspects. Last Tuesday, the Queen’s Speech detailed the Government’s plans for tackling terrorism. Queen Elizabeth II revealed that a …
28 Sep 2015 In Blog By Admin JAN Trust
When ‘Preventing Extremism’ has no colours…
JAN Trust was shocked to our core some weeks ago, after liaising with a housing association about our Preventing Extremism workshops. We were told that they are not affected by extremism because they are all ‘white and middle class!’ “Seriously?”- That’s what we first thought. Do people actually believe that extremism is based on the …