Biography
Fatima Zaman, 25 years old, the United Kingdom (UK). As a civil servant in the UK, Fatima has led policy work relating to violent extremism, terrorism and faith-related matters. She also leads a CVE roadshow in schools across the country. Fatima has a keen interest in counter-narratives that seek to dispel and discredit the harmful narratives employed by extremists.
Videos
Articles
Creating unified communities: Young peacebuilders from South and Southeast Asia tell us how
As part of the “Leading the way to Peace – Youth Together for Social Cohesion” project, young peacebuilders from the Philippines, Pakistan... Read More
WEBINAR: Building Peace in the City – Experiences from South and Southeast Asian Youth
In 2019, South Asia had the highest average impact from terrorism, Pakistan and the Philippines were in the top 10 countries most... Read More
‘Once a terrorist, always a terrorist?’ by Bjørn Ihler and Fatima Zaman
The attacker was known to the authorities – A far too familiar statement we hear after a terrorist attack has occurred. We... Read More
Why Western Countries Must Accept Returning Extremists – By Fatima Zaman and Bjørn Ihler
Shamima Begum and Hoda Muthana have been denied reentry to the UK and the US, respectively, after having left to join the... Read More
Keynote Address by Fatima Zaman at the 2018 Obama Foundation Summit
My name is Fatima Zaman and I am a counter-extremist. I’ll tell you what that means later on, but first I’d like... Read More
Fatima Zaman at Annual BBC Nelson Mandela Lecture
Extremely Together Young Leader Fatima Zaman spoke recently at the BBC’s Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture Series, where she discussed her local experiences... Read More
Extremely Together’s Fatima Zaman receives Future Shapers Award
On the 26th of September leaders, activists and artists gathered for the Marie Claire Future Shapers Awards 2017. In an evening that... Read More
Extremely Together for a safer world
Over the past month, Extremely Together young leaders Arizza Nocum of the Philippines, Hajer Sharief of Libya and Fatima Zaman of the... Read More
An Open Letter To Border Officials
This piece by Fatima Zaman originally appeared on the Huffington Post Blog. To airport officials across the world, I understand you have... Read More
Fatima Zaman at the London Peace Talks
Extremely Together young leader Fatima Zaman recently participated in the first ever London Peace Talks. See more below!
