1039: Tareena Shakil | An ISIS Recruit's Journey and Escape Part One
The Jordan Harbinger Show
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🗓️ 27 August 2024
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
How does ISIS radicalize Westerners? Here, Tareena Shakil, who joined and escaped the group, reveals the manipulation behind her own recruitment. [Pt. 1/2]
What We Discuss:- Tareena Shakil, a British woman, traveled to Syria with her young son and joined ISIS in 2014 at age 24 after being groomed online for about six weeks.
- Tareena's decision to join ISIS was influenced by a combination of factors, including online radicalization, a desire to escape an abusive relationship, and a misguided attempt at religious devotion.
- While in Syria, Tareena quickly realized she had made a mistake and wanted to leave. She witnessed disturbing events and became increasingly fearful for her and her son's safety.
- After about eight weeks, Tareena managed to escape ISIS-controlled territory with her son and return to the UK, where she was subsequently arrested and became the first British woman jailed for joining ISIS.
- Tareena's story highlights the importance of critical thinking, especially when it comes to online interactions and major life decisions. Her experience serves as a powerful reminder to thoroughly research and question information from unfamiliar sources, seek diverse perspectives, and consult trusted friends or family members before making life-altering choices based on online interactions.
- And much more — be sure to tune in to part two of this conversation later this week!
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| 0:08.0 | As mad as this sounds, there will probably be loads of things that I say that sound mad. |
| 0:12.0 | When I was in Syria, my God, war zone but only the best Muslims |
| 0:15.9 | make you hear. Yes, brilliant! I mean the grooming process took like six weeks. It wasn't long |
| 0:20.4 | at all, but at the same time, my God, what have I done? |
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| 1:22.0 | British woman to be jailed for joining ISIS. |
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