JAN Trust has paved the way for the role of women to be taken seriously in society, and especially when it comes to countering extremism. We have recognised the importance of women in protecting their children from online radicalisation and extremism since 2010. Our work with women began 30 years ago in 1989 when our …
Sajda Mughal in Metro – “A terrorist tried to kill me but I do not want the death penalty for extremists”
JAN Trust Director, 7/7 Survivor and Counter-Extremism expert Sajda Mughal OBE has spoken to The Metro about the ISIS ‘The Beatles’, the death penalty, the Prevent strategy and what needs to happen. Sajda Mughal survived one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in the UK and has dedicated her life to preventing extremism. Even though terrorists tried …
Survived 7/7, worked with Prevent, approach to counter terrorism is wrong
“I chose to dedicate my life to countering terrorism in my own community as a direct result of surviving the 7/7 London bombings. I had little idea at the time what an arduous journey I was about to embark on.” JAN Trust Director, 7/7 Survivor and Counter-Extremism expert Sajda Mughal OBE has spoken to The …
7/7 Survivor and Charity CEO Calls for Urgent Independent Review of Prevent Strategy
Survivor of the 7/7 London terrorist attacks and CEO of leading women’s charity, JAN Trust, Sajda Mughal OBE is calling upon the Home Office to urgently commission an independent review to its counter-terrorism strategy, known as Prevent. Mughal was travelling to work on a Piccadilly line train when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb, killing 26 people and injuring more …
7/7 survivor Sajda Mughal: Prevent anti terror plan is ‘failing’
JAN Trust CEO, Sajda Mughal OBE has spoken out over concern she has about the current counter-terror strategy, Prevent. Mughal has worked with the programme for over a decade. She is urging the government to take urgent action to commission an independent review of Prevent, in order to “establish its effectiveness and the benchmarks for …
Sajda Mughal appears on SBS News
“When you go through the experience of surviving terrorism or losing a loved one to terrorism, it scars you for life.” Our CEO Sajda Mughal has appeared on SBS News to speak about the network that she has co-founded, Survivors Against Terror. Read more here.
Violent Extremism and Gangs; widely divergent goals inherent similarities
Although it is clear that the violent extremist and gangs differ vastly in their overall goals there are definitive similarities that can be drawn between the two groups. There are many similarities that can be drawn between violent extremist groups and criminal gangs. There are many obvious parallels. Both groups involve illegal activities, especially violence …
Sajda Mughal OBE appears on Victoria Derbyshire to talk about the Parsons Green attack
Sajda Mughal OBE has appeared on Victoria Derbyshire to speak about how online radicalisation can be prevented. On Friday the 23th of March 2018, just before Ahmed Hassan was jailed for life for a terrorist attack in London, counter-extremism expert and JAN Trust’s CEO Sajda Mughal appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show. She spoke …
Our CEO Sajda Mughal founds Survivors Against Terror
Sajda Mughal, CEO of the JAN Trust has united with others to form a group, Survivors Against Terror, to counter extremism. The Survivors Against Terror network was launched in January of this year, a first of its kind network, of family members who have lost a loved one to terror and survivors of terror attacks. …
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 …