Women and children in terrorist lands are ‘Prisoners of War’.
In Syria, they’ve become a breeding ground, a ticking time
bomb, and in Afghanistan, they are being forced back into
the dark ages under the Taliban.
First, we look at the refugee camps and prisons in
Syria, where the children of ISIS brides are growing older
every day. The brutal conditions and their moms, some of
whom are still ‘wed’ to ISIS ideology, are causing them to
become radicalized. Indeed, some of these males have had
to be transferred to prisons for ISIS fighters because of how
violent they have already become – further radicalizing
them into ‘ISIS 2.0’.
Next, you will hear the heart-wrenching story of Yusuf
Zahab, an Australian boy, whose elder brother, an ISIS
recruiter, brought the family to the Middle East to become
terrorists. Yusuf, only 11 years old when he was drafted, got
separated from his mother and siblings, ending up in prison.
When ISIS attacked the prison to free former members,
Yusuf was injured and recently died. You will hear the
messages he managed to get out to family left in Australia,
begging for help, describing conditions in the prison and
conveying his last words through tears.
Lastly, we go to Afghanistan, where, though the Taliban
had promised to treat women well, they broke their promise
as soon as American troops were hastily pulled out in a
debacle that continues to endanger – not only Afghans – but
America. You will hear women’s stories of how their life has
drastically changed and forced them back into hijabs,
burqas, child marriages and dank basements.
