Mothers Seeking to Understand Pain and Loss Each of the women below witnessed her son leave – but never to this dreadful end. The process of radicalisation was, in many ways, slow and unexpected. Read more→
Cholera and conflict causes suffering for families in Iraq The news of additional laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera in Iraq last night as reported by the World Health Organisation is deeply distressing. Read more→
Khadijah Kamara: Dealing with War Khadijah Kamara learnt that her son Ibrahim was in Syria when he called home in February 2014 to tell her. She hung up immediately. Read more→
Extremism Online: Protecting Your Children Following the news that Mohammed Mohsin Ameen, from Dagenham, sent more than 40,000 tweets encouraging people to join ISIS in this blog we take a look at the dangers posed by extremism online. Read more→
Sally Evans: My Son the Jihadi In 2011, Sally Evans made a devastating discovery: her eldest son, Thomas, aged just 21, had left their home in a Buckinghamshire village and travelled to Somalia to join the Islamist terrorist group, Al Shabaab. Read more→
Islamic New Year Message From Saleha Jaffer At FAST, we would like to wish you all a Happy Islamic New Year and hope that you enjoy this joyous and important day with your loved ones. Read more→
Mothers United Against Terrorism Two women from the Muslim community have set up a course to help mums spot the signs of extremism in their families and the community. Read more→
Aqsa Mahmood: A Legacy of Hatred Last month, Aqsa Mahmood, posted a rant against the millions of Syrian refugees who are seeking refuge in Europe and Syria’s neighbouring countries following four years of conflict. Read more→
Eid Message from Saleha Jaffer As a parent to have a son or even a daughter in Syria, you don't have a life anymore. Your life is looking for them from the minute you open your eyes in the morning until you eventually manage to fall asleep at night. Read more→
The Children of ISIS Earlier this year, it was reported in Rolling Stone that three American teenagers, who were also siblings, from Chicago, had attempted to travel to join ISIS only to be stopped prior to departure by federal agents. Read more→