Muslim Women Network

Combatting new forms of extremism (Home Affairs Select Committee)

July 2025


Funders: Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Coutts Bank Foundation and Pears Foundation Report published in Sept 2024 Muslim Women’s Network UK submitted written evidence to the Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry into Combatting New Forms of Extremism,highlighting the growing threat of far-right extremism, particularly among young people, and the role of social media platforms in spreading hate and radicalising youth. We stressed that anti-Muslim rhetoric is increasingly normalised in politics and media, undermining trust in counter-extremism strategies like Prevent, which is seen as disproportionately targeting Muslims while overlooking right-wing threats. We called for reforms to Prevent, stronger tech regulation, and community-led, trauma-informed interventions, especially in light of new challenges such as AI-generated disinformation and coordinated online hate networks.

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