🇦🇺 Australia 11h ago · Samira Shackle

From Isis recruit to influencer: ‘People think: you’re that evil girl who ran away’

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From Isis recruit to influencer: ‘People think: you’re that evil girl who ran away’
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As a young mother, Tareena Shakil fled with her toddler from the UK to Syria and joined Islamic State. Now she’s giving dating advice on TikTok. How did she get here?If you met Tareena Shakil today, you would have no idea that the person in front of you had served time in prison for terrorism offences and holds the dubious distinction of being the first British woman convicted of joining Islamic State. Now 36, Shakil is glamorous, heavily made-up with long, tousled hair. When we meet at a plush

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