People

Ghaffar Hussain

Ghaffar Hussain is Head of Outreach and Training at the Quilliam Foundation and author of A Brief History of Islamism. He holds a BSc (HONS) in Psychology from the University of Wales. Ghaffar previously worked as a Business Development Manager for a number of IT firms and ran his own business venture.

In his youth, he was a very active supporter of a number of non-violent Islamist organizations in the UK. He now works to challenge extremists' ideas and to promote positive modes of political engagement. Ghaffar regularly travels around the UK, North America, and Europe to deliver lectures and organise training sessions for policy makers and practitioners, as well as students and journalists. These sessions focus on raising awareness of Islamist radicalisation as a phenomenon, as well as addressing external contributory factors that are conducive to its spread.