ISIS Recruitment of Women – BBC Programme Review Last week a BBC television programme looked into the recruitment of young women online by ISIS. This show concluded that teenage girls in the UK are being targeted, groomed and radicalised digitally by extremists. Read more→
Families Matter – Nationwide Tour It was great to meet so many families last week on the first part of our nationwide tour, talking to parents about the issue of young people leaving their families behind to travel to Syria and Iraq, and how we can better protect our children. Read more→
A Letter to the Editor: Tackling Radicalisation Parents have a critical role to play in preventing radicalisation and stopping young people from travelling to Syria, but the issue of “blame” is not as simple as many seem to think. Read more→
Women can recruit better than ISIS can ISIS’s latest publication, the ‘Manifesto for Women’, has sparked outrage and ridicule across the globe, with its backward recommendations on how to behave as an obedient Muslim wife. Read more→
How ISIS uses its Twitter army to spread hatred A new study by the Brookings Institute presents new details on ISIS’ sophisticated use of social media to spread their messages of violence and attract new recruits. Read more→
15-year old girl detained from going to Syria This week police saved a 15 year old girl attempting to join extremist fighters in Syria by stopping and boarding her flight to Istanbul as it was on the runway at Heathrow. Read more→
Somali Mothers and Daughters Attend FAST Workshop “Take care of your children. Look after. Know. Be friends with your children. Be friends with your daughters and your sons.” Read more→
Bedforshire Families Urged to Stop Loved Ones Travelling to Iraq and Syria – Press Release Families across the UK are being urged to take action if they suspect a loved one might be planning to travel to Iraq or Syria in a nationwide campaign that comes to Bedfordshire this week. Read more→
Three teenage girls from Denver saved on the brink of joining ISIS The case of three teenage girls from Colorado aged 15,16 and 17, who left their homes and families behind with the aim of joining ISIS has deeply concerned us. Read more→
‘Don’t go to Syria’, says heartbroken father of two British boys killed in Syria At only 16, Jaffar Deghayes decided to leave his family and home behind and fight alongside a rebel group in Syria. Last week, he became the second in his family to die. Read more→