Tag Archives: hate crime

30 Years in the Community: Building a Relationship

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

JAN Trust has been around since 1989 and that means we’ve been able to build trust with local women, allowing us to tackle some of the most difficult and sensitive issues in society. 30 years ago, our founder Rafaat Mughal … Continue reading →

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The effect of Brexit on women in the UK

Posted on July 29, 2019 by

Brexit is on everyone’s lips, but are women’s rights being forgotten? The uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations is increasingly worrying to those most vulnerable to its effects. For us at JAN Trust, our concern is for the safety and protection of … Continue reading →

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Thirty years of Encouraging, Educating and Empowering: Our Work to Fight Radicalisation

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Comment sections are hotbeds for Islamophobia – Here’s proof.

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Earlier this month, our CEO Sajda Mughal OBE wrote a piece for the Independent about the rise of the Far-right and Islamophobia in the UK. The article shed light on the fact that many politicians, institutions and news outlets have … Continue reading →

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JAN Trust wins Education and Training Charity of the Year

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

10 June 2019 JAN Trust is delighted to announce we have won one of the most prestigious awards in the charity sector – the Education and Training Charity of the Year 2019! The Charity Awards is Civil Society Media’s annual … Continue reading →

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Racist and Religious Hate Crimes on the Rise in London – will this worrying trend end?

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

Islamophobic hate crimes in March were the highest they’ve been in a year, following shootings in two Christchurch mosques.   The news of the horrific shootings in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15th March in which fifty people … Continue reading →

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30 years of JAN Trust – What’s Changed?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

This year we celebrate our 30th Anniversary and thought this would be a perfect opportunity on how our work has developed over the past 30 years. The vision that resulted in the birth of JAN Trust almost 30 years ago … Continue reading →

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‘Spreading intolerance and hatred?’ How criticism of The Martyrs has missed the mark

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

The recent release of short film The Martyrs depicting three real-life Islamophobic incidents in the U.K by film maker Rizwan Wadan has prompted Tell Mama to call for the film’s immediate withdrawal.  In a recent article in the Guardian, an … Continue reading →

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Working for inclusion – Women’s voices in interreligious dialogue

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

We are living in a moment in history where people, economies and governments are connected on an unprecedented global scale; what is popularly understood as globalisation. Although these global connections were at first experienced with enthusiasm and optimism, the last … Continue reading →

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Hate crime under review – why misandry should not be included under the hate crime legislation

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

‘Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.’  – Margaret Atwood Last month, a campaign was started to include misogyny, that is, prejudice against women, as a form of hate crime. … Continue reading →

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