A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.
WESTERN CANADA — Outside a tall apartment building we meet a slim, smiling woman dressed in a black shirt and jeans. She invites us inside, and we sit in a conference room, where she begins to tell ...
S. was born in Pakistan to Somali parents and raised in Canada. She joined ISIS as a young woman and eventually escaped, becoming an informant against the group. (Illustration by Hanna Barczyk for NPR ...