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A group of young British Muslims have joined the fight back against Islamic State militants with a video and social media campaign.

After the murder of David Haines and kidnapping of Alan Hemming, the East London-based group Active Change Foundation decided to voice their anger.

They set up the #notinmyname campaign to spread the word that British Muslims reject IS, its ideology and actions and to show that IS do not represent the Islamic faith or the Muslim community.

Hanif Qadir, founder of ACF. said: "The murder of an innocent man has no justification in any religion or walk of life.

"These terrorists ISIS are not true Muslims, they do not practice the true teachings of Islam; peace, mercy and compassion and they are the enemy of all mankind.”

(Image: Active Change Foundation/Youtube)

The YouTube video features a number of British Muslims condemning the actions of IS because "it does not represent Islam”.

One woman says: “We must unite together to stop this group from damaging Islam and damaging Muslims" while another adds: "what you're doing is inhumane".

The short clip also urges other British Muslims to join the movement by tweeting why IS does not represent them with the hashtag #NotInMyName.

The group asks Muslims to reject groups like IS that "use Islam to justify 'evil objectives.'"

Ex-jihadist Qadir founded the ACF which organises projects for young people that seek to prevent the spread of street crime, gang-related issues, community tensions and the lure of violent extremism.

The ACF's website says that Islam teaches peace, respect and love, while IS is "hiding behind a false Islam".