After the Streatham attack JAN Trust CEO and 7/7 survivor Sajda Mughal spoke to BBC News about the need for change in our approach to Counter Terrorism, to prevent future attacks like those seen in Streatham and London Bridge. This requires an urgent review of the current processes and for recommendations to be implemented without …
After the 7/7 London bombings Sajda Mughal OBE gave up her plans for a career in The City to help tackle extremism and advise the government. She told Ria Chatter from ITV London News what happened in Streatham shows there’s an urgent need to review prisons, deradicalisation and Prevent programmes. Watch the interview below:
‘A small proportion of this cost could be used to fund preventative and de-radicalisation programmes such as the Jan Trust in London run by Sajda Mughal, herself a survivor of 2005’s 7/7 bombings on London transport. The trust’s funding has been depleted by the Home Office, just when we need its work more than ever.’ …
‘The view of most with inside knowledge of the prison system is that funding cuts have reduced the ability to manage this risk. Outside prison, organisations committed to preventing radicalisation like the celebrated Jan Trust headed by 7/7 survivor Sajda Mughal have seen their resources slashed.’ Our Patron Nazir Afzal OBE has written in The …
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 …
“You will not change a person’s deeply entrenched radicalised mindset with only a couple of hours of deradicalisation support a week“ Our CEO Sajda Mughal OBE has written an opinion piece in inews about the attack on London Bridge that occurred on Friday the 29th of November 2019. She says that tackling and challenging the ideology …
The world is accustomed to overlooking the power of women, however women are a powerful force in any movement for instance, the Women’s March in January 2017 was an incredible display of what women can do together, fighting for equality and positive change. However there are other movements which women are strengthening behind the scenes …
Our CEO Sajda Mughal highlights that a lack of social mobility and inclusion cannot be considered the main cause of the development of home grown terrorists. Instead CEO Sajda Mughal states that ‘a lack of social mobility and inclusion cannot be considered a driving force for homegrown terrorists being recruited in the UK. She highlights that home-grown …
Over the last thirty years we have worked hard to support marginalised communities against the threats that they face. Our method of encouraging, educating and empowering has helped to improve lives, including our work to tackle online radicalisation and extremism with young people in schools. Read about why these sessions are so important and what …
Our CEO Sajda Mughal reflects on surviving the 7/7 bombings in London, 14 years on from the attacks and speaks to the Evening Standard about her the experience. This terrifying, life-changing experience led Sajda to commit the JAN Trust to finding community-led, grassroots solutions to extremism and radicalisation. By empowering and educating women through pioneering …
