Category Archives: radicalisation

Sri Lanka Attacks: Are Intelligence Services Failing Us?

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

The world is reeling after the terrorist attacks across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, and it seems authorities had been alerted to threats weeks before. On Sunday 21st April 2019, several explosive devices were set off in churches and hotels … Continue reading →

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JAN Trust – Where it all began

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

This year JAN Trust is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and we would like to tell you all the story of how the charity was founded! JAN Trust was formed, 30 years ago in 1989, as a result of an overwhelming demand … Continue reading →

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Incels: Why extremism based on misogyny needs to be taken more seriously

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

Conversations about online radicalisation and violence must broaden to include discussions about the patriarchy and violence against women  The recent mosque shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand has reignited a debate about the role internet platforms and subcultures play in promoting … Continue reading →

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What is Another Way Forward?

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

By now, we are sure that you have heard of our project Another Way Forward: Empowering Young Women against Extremism. This is a project, run by JAN Trust, that has been kindly been supported by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue … Continue reading →

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JAN Trust’s impact on countering extremism

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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7/7 Survivor and Charity CEO Calls for Urgent Independent Review of Prevent Strategy

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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One JAN Trust employee’s experience of Islamophobic hate speech

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

One of our employees was subject to anti-Islamic rhetoric whilst carrying out off-site research outside Westfield shopping centre in Stratford in March. Her story illustrates how normalised and ubiquitous anti-Islamic sentiment is and how much work still needs to be … Continue reading →

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Violent Extremism and Gangs; widely divergent goals inherent similarities

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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The Media STILL fails to report on far-right terrorism adequately

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Our Web Guardians™ programme in 2017

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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