At their office in a rundown Rome neighbourhood, volunteers from a neo-fascist group line up bags full of groceries to donate to poor Italian families, keen to show local residents they are ready to help. Such initiatives helped CasaPound win 9 percent of the vote in a municipal election this …
A project looking at links between mental health and terrorism in three English cities has been expanded nationwide after it found a significant number of people referred to counter-radicalisation programmes suffer some form of mental illness. Studies have suggested the prevalence of mental health issues among militants working together on …
Thousands of children and teenagers, including large numbers of girls, were referred to Britain’s often-criticised counter-terrorism programme Prevent, new official figures showed on Thursday. Prevent is a key strand of Britain’s security strategy which was launched in 2003 to combat extremism after the Sept 11 attacks on the United States. …
Technology firms have improved cooperation with the authorities in tackling online militant material but still must act quicker to remove propaganda fuelling a rise in homegrown extremism, acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke said on Wednesday. The United States and Britain will push social media firms at a meeting …
Despite the in-depth research into extremism and the processes of radicalisation, governments world-wide are still struggling to develop a successful programme to address its causes and effectively rehabilitate perpetrators of extremism and terrorism. In many contexts, the refusal to engage with a programme or recidivism (the tendency to re-offend) remains …
Micheal Evans joined Faith Matters in September this year to lead the SAFE campaign. After experiencing first-hand what it is like to want help in this situation and not be able to find it, Micheal decided it was time he did something personally to change this. Micheal will be on …
Fiyaz has a wealth of experience in the community and voluntary sector, working on issues of hate-crime, extremism and conflict resolution for over eighteen years. During this time, he has assumed various positions that have included social policy lobbying, project management and Chief operating director for organisations. The SAFE project …
Clare Allsopp, Project Coordinator for Faith Matters, works closely alongside Fiyaz Mughal and Micheal Evans, in developing strategy and partners for the SAFE project. She has recently received a degree in Theology and Religion from the University of Birmingham. Within her chosen field, Clare has adopted an interdisciplinary approach to …
“the feeling of being safe had gone”
“we were forced to grieve in the public eye, but at the same time felt so alone”