Al Furqan programme
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United Kingdom
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Name
Al Furqan programme |
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Target audience
Inmates convicted of terrorism related offences |
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Organisation
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) |
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Objectives
Challenge the views of extremist Islam |
Description
The Al Furqan programme is another intervention implemented in the UK by the NOMS. However, there is not much information available about it, since it is only known that it is being applied to inmates who have been convicted of terrorism related offences, and that it uses prison imams to challenge the views of extremist Islamic individuals through the teaching of the religion.
The Al Furqan programme is another intervention implemented in the UK by the NOMS. However, there is not much information available about it, since it is only known that it is being applied to inmates who have been convicted of terrorism related offences, and that it uses prison imams to challenge the views of extremist Islamic individuals through the teaching of the religion.