Integrity UK is an organisation committed to challenging extremism in the UK, EU and MENA Region. To achieve this aim, our work focuses on three core strands:
About Us
Integrity UK is an organisation committed to challenging hate and empowering communities in the UK, EU and MENA Region. To achieve this aim, our work focuses on three core strands:
Research & Publications
Telling Compelling Stories
Training & Development
Research & Publications
Telling Compelling Stories
Training & Development
MEET OUR
Staff
Ahmet Altindal
Ahmet Altindal is the Head of Research at Integrity UK. Ahmet is the resident Syria expert, leading on organisation's daily Syria research and analysis, and reporting latest political, economic, social and security developments in country. Ahmet as worked on numerous research projects relating to ISIS, communications strategy, and post-ISIS reconstruction and reconciliation at variety of diverse clients. Ahmet as publish in numerous outlets including the Independent and The National.
Leon Aslanov
Leon Aslanov is a Middle East and North Africa Analyst for Integrity UK, focusing on political, economic and social issues in Iraq and Syria. Leon is part number of Armenian related projects, and interested in research connected to Armenian-Azerbaijani relation. Leon graduated with an MSc in International Public Policy from UCL and at BA in French & Arabic from UCL & SOAS.
Haidar Lapcha
Haidar Lapcha is Head of Programmes at Integrity UK. Haidar oversees the management of the organisation's three departments and its work in the UK, EU and MENA Region, with a focus on Iraq. Haidar is currently overseeing and delivering projects pertaining to promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief throughout Iraq in addition to a programme that empowers peacebuilding civil society in Nineveh.
Joseph Briefel
Joseph Briefel is a Project Coordinator and Researcher at Integrity UK. Joseph works on counter-extremism, peace-building and strategic communications programmes in the UK, EU and MENA Region, and heads the far-right extremism desk at Integrity UK. Joseph's interests include post-conflict security and governance, non-state actors in the MENA region, and social movements. Joseph holds an MSc in International Relations from LSE and a BA in Arabic and German from Durham University.
Ahmet Altindal
Ahmet Altindal is the Head of Research at Integrity UK. Ahmet is the resident Syria expert, leading on the organisation's daily Syria research and analysis, and reporting on the latest political, economic, social and security developments in the country. Ahmet has worked on numerous research projects relating to ISIS, communications strategy, and post-ISIS reconstruction and reconciliation for a variety of diverse clients. Ahmet has also been published in numerous outlets including the Independent and The National.
Mohammed Jassem
Mohammed Jassem is a Middle East and North Africa Analyst and Social Media Manager at Integrity UK. Mohammed's interests lie in sectarianism, non-state armed actors, and socio-political affairs in Iraq and Lebanon. Mohammed received his MRes in Politics and International Relations from Royal Holloway University of London, where his research focused on the role of Shi’ite clerics within Iraq’s sectarianised atmosphere.
Leon Aslanov
Leon Aslanov is a Middle East and North Africa Analyst for Integrity UK, focusing on political, economic and social issues in Iraq and Syria. Leon is part of a number of Armenian-related projects, and interested in research connected to Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. Leon graduated with an MSc in International Public Policy from UCL and a BA in French & Arabic from UCL & SOAS.