“We can’t let terror defeat us” Sajda has appeared on ITV’s Lorraine to talk about the horrifying Westminster terror attack and what the country can do in its fight against online extremism. Watch here.
Vulnerable Minds: How Daesh is Recruiting Iraqi Children and Targeting British Teenagers
As Iraqi forces’ liberation of Mosul continues, attention is increasingly focusing on what Daesh will do next. It’s feared their leaders, members and sympathisers will ramp up their sinister efforts to target our young people here in Europe, calling for so-called ‘lone wolf’ attacks on home soil, prompting calls for us all to remain vigilant when it comes to protecting …
JAN Trust’s View on the Integration Report
The Integration Report, released on Thursday by the Integration All Party Parliamentary Group, was based on previous findings of the controversial Casey Review which highlighted worrying levels of segregation in British society. Alongside its findings, the report includes twelve recommendations on how to improve integration in British society. The first recommendation emphasises integration though education at the community …
Mothers fighting radicalisation
Just before Christmas, we completed a number of our Web Guardians™ programme across the UK educating Muslim mothers about extremism and the dangers of the Internet. Our aim in the Web Guardians™ programme is to empower mothers to prevent radicalisation and online radicalisation in their own families and communities. We’re happy to say, yet again, …
Resistance to Extremism Starts at Home
In October 2013, five young men fled the UK to go to Syria to fight for the Islamic State. The boys were recruited online through manipulative use of social media and well-produced recruitment videos. They were caught on CCTV whilst boarding a flight to Turkey on the onward route into Syria, where they planned to …
November 2016: Web Guardians™ goes from strength to strength
It’s Autumn 2016 and here at the JAN Trust we’re excited to say that, 6 years on from its inception, our Web Guardians™ programme is stronger than ever. 2016 has been a challenging year for those working to fight hatred, division and extremist beliefs and it’s easy to feel disheartened in the face of the …
The Liberation of Mosul: Iraqis Send a Message to the World
The liberation of Mosul has started. The loosening of Daesh’s grip on Iraq’s second largest city represents for them an especially devastating blow. The day their flag is torn down will effectively spell the end of their ambitions in Iraq. But what does the removal of Daesh mean for the people no longer living under …
How Daesh Are Targeting Vulnerable Women – How Women Who Experience Trauma are on the Frontline
As we read, watch or hear stories about women who have been affected by the horrific actions of Daesh, one is thing is clear: it’s not only men who are on the front line. Unlike Al-Qaeda, which lured men to fight without their wives, girlfriends or children, Daesh is directly targeted women in a way …
More Than 30,000 People Radicalised Online: How to Prevent It Happening to Your Children
According to Spain’s Secretary of State for Security, Daesh has now radicalised more than 30,000 people online to join its ranks. The announcement came as Francisco Martinez was addressing an international security forum in Leon, France. That figure is truly shocking. It shows just how dangerous the threat of cyber-terrorist grooming is and will continue to …
The Muslim women we need to know
In July, the JAN Trust team came across an article about the oldest library in the world recently restored by the Canadian-Moroccan architect, Aziza Chaouni. What amazed us about the library (apart from its incredible beauty and architecture), was that it was founded by a Muslim woman. The library, located in the University of Al Qarawiyyin in …