The Nasiha project in Bradford aims to promote community cohesion andsupport resilience to extremists. It aims to help children and youngpeople resist extremism. It teaches students that Islam rejects violenceand encourages young people to be active in local life. Nasiha meansgood advice in Arabic.
Five madrassas (mosque schools) and one school in Bradford have adoptedthe programme, which was developed by Bradford Council of Mosques withEducation Bradford, the local council and the Government Office forYorkshire and Humber.
Around 100,000 young people attend madrassas in the UK every day.
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