Ishtiaq Hussain

Ishtiaq Hussain (born 1976) is a British-Pakistani. In his teenage years he was active in radical Islamist groups, later leaving over ideological and moral differences which developed during visits to Muslim countries in the Middle East.
Career
In 2008, Hussain joined the counter-extremism organisation as a Senior Trainer. He was also a media spokesman for the organisation and appeared on Sky News, CNN and Fox News to discuss radicalisation as a phenomenon. In August 2009, he spoke to LBC radio about the Liquid Bomb Plot. He has also given interviews in the Urdu language to Asian media outlets, including Venus TV. In November 2009, Hussain spoke at The Holocaust Centre alongside a WW2 Holocaust survivor on combating all forms of extremism and promoting Jewish-Muslim dialogue. Hussain left Quilliam in late 2009 to join the .
In 2010, Hussain was featured in the award winning BBC television documentary 'The Virtual Revolution' and the German television documentary 'Wohin treibt der Islam'. He was also interviewed by the Arabic television channel Al-Hurra for a documentary on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Hussain has written articles for the Guardian newspaper, specialist Blogs and featured in various print media internationally.
Hussain currently works as a senior civil servant in Whitehall. In October 2011, the think tank "Faith Matters" published a counter-extremism research paper written by Hussain titled 'The Tanzimat: Secular Reforms in the Ottoman Empire' The paper received positive coverage in the national media and attracted 43,000 hits and 12,000 downloads in the first 3 months of its release.
In June 2012, Hussain joined the Board of Trustees for Breaking the Cycle; a charity that aims to help young girls access secondary education in third world countries. In August 2012, he joined the Board of Advisors for The Unity Initiative (TUI), a specialist interventions agency that focuses on supporting vulnerable individuals who are under the influence of extremist ideas.
In January 2013, Hussain was nominated and shortlisted for the British Muslim Award 2013 in the category of 'Best Civil Servant'. Other finalists included: Mo Farah (athlete), Amir Khan) (boxer), Sayeeda Warsi (politician), James Caan (entrepreneur) and Adil Ray (also known as Citizen Khan).

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