Ghaffar Hussain

Ghaffar Hussain is a writer, consultant and international speaker with expertise on radicalization and global Jihadism. He previously managed a policy institute in London and worked as a consultant for various organizations around the world to deliver counter-extremism programs in countries such as Pakistan, Azerbaijan, US, Denmark and Egypt.

His published works include: 

• A Brief History of Islamism
• Muslim Political Thought - The Progressive Tradition
• Jihad Trending - A Comprehensive Analysis of Online Extremism and How to Counter it

Ghaffar has been quoted in a range of international outlets including: The National, Paris Match, The Guardian, Der Speigel, Kultur Austausch, Islamonline, LBC and the BBC. He has written for The Guardian, the Telegraph, The Independent, The Daily Beast and the New York Times. He has also appeared on a number of news channels as an expert commentator, including; BBC World, Sky News, GloboNews, France 24, CNN, Fox TV and Al-Jazeera. 

He also runs a Substack called Ghaffar’s Newsletter in which comments on geo-politics and radicalization trends.