U.K. Mother Of Jihadi Killed In Iraq Helps Families Fight Radicalization
It came as a surprise to Nicola Benyahia when her son Rasheed was radicalized, eventually running away to join ISIS.
Nicola Benyahia grew up Anglican and converted to Islam as an older teen. She considered herself religiously liberal, and Western. So it came as a surprise when her son Rasheed was radicalized, eventually running away to join ISIS. Rasheed was killed in an airstrike in Iraq in 2015.
Benyahia joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to talk about her family’s tragedy, and her work helping other families fight indoctrination and radicalization of their children.
Interview Highlights
On her initial reaction when Rasheed’s behavior started to change
“I kind of just thought he was going through some
