Updated
Updated · The Guardian · May 7
Janai Safar charged in Sydney with joining Islamic State
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · May 7

Janai Safar charged in Sydney with joining Islamic State

7 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 7
  • The 32-year-old returned on Thursday after more than seven years in Syrian detention camps and is due in Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.
  • Police allege she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join her husband, with the two offences carrying maximum penalties of 10 years each.
  • Two other returned women were also arrested in Melbourne, while eight accompanying children are expected to receive state-supported medical, educational, psychological and de-radicalisation assistance.
Can children from ISIS camps be de-radicalized, or has Australia imported a future threat?
Do terror trials for returning ISIS women deter extremism or fuel new grievances?