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by Emma Webb
Originally published in CapX.
Honour violence often entails cruel and horrifying brutality. Last week, in Afghanistan, a 23-year old woman had her ears cut off by her husband in the northern province of Balkh.
She’d been married to him since …
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Posted in Event Transcript, Middle East, Women's Rights
TIME: 16:00 – 17:00, Thursday 19th May 2016
VENUE: Committee Room 20, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Host: Nus Ghani MP
SPEAKERS: Razia Jan, Founder of Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation, Shoshana Stewart, CEO of Turquoise Mountain Foundation, Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Manager for the First Ladies …
by Ruta Valaityte
On the 19th of May the Henry Jackson Society together with the MP Nus Ghani had the honour to host an event dedicated to empowerment and support of Afghani women.
The event gathered an impressive panel of speakers, all of …
Event Summary: Choosing Sharia?
By Daniel Tuhrim
On the 12th December, George Howarth MP hosted The Henry Jackson Society’s ‘Choosing Sharia’ featuring Dr Rumy Hasan, Senior Lecturer, Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex Centre for Migration Research Dr Machteld Zee, Author of ‘Choosing …
Originally published in the Independent.
Inside drab terraced housing, with a plentiful supply of tea and biscuits, a parallel British legal system is in operation.
This is the view of Machteld Zee, a Dutch researcher who gained unprecedented access to sharia courts …
LONDON – 30 November 2015
This is a crucial week as the House of Commons decides whether to back air strikes against Islamic State in Syria. It has been a long journey to get to a second vote and The Henry …
Originally published in the Daily Star
THE STORY of Paris female jihadi Hasna Aitboulahcen could “inspire” crazed wannabe suicide bombers here in the UK, terror experts have claimed.
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But counter terrorism expert Emily Dyer says media reports into the dramatic stand-off could …
Originally published in The Sun
BRITISH Muslim women have shocked terrorism experts by secretly urging support for IS and calling for more Lee Rigby-style executions on our streets.
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Counter-terrorism expert Hannah Stuart, from the Henry Jackson Society, said: “What’s striking is they’re …
Originally published in The Debrief
But, as Channel 4’s new investigation shows, ISIS in fact, has a growing number of British sympathisers, non-violent female preachers who are crucial in recruiting more women in turn to the terror group. And, they’re operating …
Originally published in The Sunday Times
Hannah Stuart, a counter-extremism expert at the Henry Jackson Society, a think tank, described the activities of Luqman and Saalihah as a “nation-building project”.
“At the moment we’re not just concerned about young men going to …
Originally published in the Irish Examiner
A new Channel 4 investigation discovered who the women in the UK are who support ISIS and try to draft young girls into the regime.
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Hannah Stuart, Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, said:
“The sorts …
Originally published in the Independent
A group of British Muslim women have been filmed urging other women and children to support and join Isis, a 12-month undercover investigation has revealed.
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Hannah Stuart, a counter-terrorism expert with the Henry Jackson society, labelled the presence …
Originally published in the Daily Mail
After viewing the undercover footage, counter-terrorism expert Hannah Stuart said: ‘The fact that there are women, young girls and children is particularly worrying in terms of what these children are being taught to believe about …
Originally published in the Metro
A shocking investigation has revealed the British women who attempt to recruit young women to leave the UK bound for Syria.
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Hannah Stuart, a counter terrorism expert who has help shaped much Government policy said: ‘What’s striking …
TIME: 13:00 – 14:00, Tuesday 3rd November 2015
VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, Floor 26, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP
SPEAKER: Anastasia Lin, Chinese-Canadian actress, model, beauty pageant titleholder, and human rights advocate
To attend please RSVP to: researchassistant7@henryjacksonsociety.org
#HJSEvents
Restrictions on religious freedoms are pervasive and …
Originally published in the New Statesman
Last month, seven British survivors of ‘honour’ abuse and forced marriage spoke out in public about their experiences. They explained how it felt to be abused by those closest to them – their family and …
Originally published in The Independent
As millions of schoolchildren across England and Wales break up for the summer over the coming days, a few hundred, the vast majority girls, are full of dread. These are the victims of forced marriage, a tradition that …
Originally published in BBC
The first memorial day for victims of so-called honour killings is taking place on Tuesday.
It would have been the 29th birthday of Shafilea Ahmed, who was killed by her parents when she was 17 after suffering years …
Originally published in the New Statesman
India’s Daughter has exposed that country’s rape culture. But don’t imagine that these attitudes aren’t found around the world.
This week’s screening of the film India’s Daughter has brought long overdue attention to India’s national rape crisis, and the …
Originally published in The Spectator
I’m with Rod on the wannabe jihadi brides going to Syria. The whole official approach demonstrated by the BBC et al is just the same as the government-sponsored videos that crop up on YouTube urging people not to …
Originally posted in Breitbart
Cosmopolitan magazine in the UK has released a mock-up cover of their February issue online, designed by artist Leo Burnett as part of a campaign to raise awareness about honor killings. The cover is that of a …
Originally published in the Metro.
Pretty uncomfortable to look at isn’t it?
The image is meant to represent teen Shafilea Ahmed. In September 2003, Shafilea was suffocated to death by her parents in front of her siblings for refusing an arranged marriage. She …