Young Muslims, have launched a social media campaign against Isis using #notinmyname, to register their rejection of the group’s actions.

The campaign is being led by the Active Change Foundation.

Hanif Qadir, founder of group, said: “Young British Muslims are sick and tired of the hate-filled propaganda the terrorists Isis and their supporters churn out on social media.

“They are angry that the criminals are using the platforms to radicalise young people and spread their poisonous words of violence in the name of Islam.

“It has been launched by young people for young people to reclaim social media from the terrorists and to speak with one united voice against them.

"We hope, in the coming days and weeks, that more and more people will join the campaign and register their voices to send a clear message to Isis – not in my name will you kill, not in my name will you rape, not in my name will you enslave others and not in my name will you do all of this in the name of Islam.”

A member of Active Change Foundation’s youth group said: “We utterly reject Isis because we do not recognise the Islam they claim to be fighting for.

“Islam teaches us respect, mercy, peace and kindness, a faith we strongly believe in and one we want to protect from radicals and fanatics whose very existence threatens our religion.

“It’s our responsibility as Britons and as Muslims to reject Isis and do all that we can to drown out their voices of hate and violence and most importantly their degradation of Islam".

Information on the campaign #notinmyname is available at www.activechange foundation.org.