Hoda Muthana, a 24-year-old woman from Alabama who joined the Islamic State group, wants to return home AFP/HandoutThe 24-year-old says she regrets her turn to radicalism and wants to return homeAs a shy, studious teenager in Alabama, Hoda Muthana rarely made waves. After her abrupt transformation into a fiery supporter of Islamic State extremists, she is under the scanner of the top levels of the US government. Islamic State recruiters "preyed upon her" and "gave her so much attention and played with her mind and they cut her off from her friends, from her family, from her community, from her mosque," Shibly said. The family lawyer contests this, saying Mohammed Muthana was no longer a diplomat when his daughter was born in New Jersey. And if for me as an American citizen, if asked to me to defend this country, I will defend it."

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2019 03:11 UTC