She Escaped ISIS. Then Lost Her Son.
How does someone go from escaping an abusive relationship to joining an extremist organization just six weeks later?
In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Tareena, the first British woman convicted of joining ISIS. After growing up around domestic violence and later experiencing abuse in her own marriage, Tareena left her husband and entered a women’s refuge. During a period of isolation and upheaval, she was approached online and recruited.
This conversation looks beyond the headline to examine what made that recruitment possible. Hiba and Tareena explore how…
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