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Directed by award-winning filmmaker Ricki Stern, “A Radical Life” takes us inside the mind of Tania Joya, a former Islamic extremist once married to the highest-ranking American in ISIS. Tania was a working-class British teenager from a Bangladeshi family when her longing for purpose and belonging following the 9/11 attacks drew her to Islamic extremism. On the other side of the Atlantic, an all-American teenager from a military family named John Georgelas was also radicalizing - casting off his Greek Orthodox heritage and embracing Islamic extremism. After Tania and John met online, they quickly got married and started raising sons who they hoped would help fulfill their shared dreams of establishing an Islamic State. But when Georgelas relocates the family to Syria at the height of civil war, Tania is forced to make an impossible choice. Set against a backdrop of an ongoing war on terror, the rise of ISIS, and the proliferation of extremism ideologies, Tania's unique and exclusive POV takes us inside a journey fueled by blind devotion, false promises, and misguided idealism that leads to points of no return. Award-winning director, producer, writer Ricki Stern joins us for a conversation on meeting Tania Joya, deciding to making her the focus of a documentary, illuminating the larger context of jihadism and Islam and what we can learn from Joya's story. To watch go to: discoveryplus.com/a-radical-life-us DEBUTS OCTOBER 13, 2022 ON DISCOVERY+ For info go to: originalproductions.com/show/a-radical-life
On this Bonus episode we have an open conversation about our personal experiences with depression and melancholy. Then we pour out healing words. Have you ever been depressed or felt unmotivated? What little things bring you joy?How do you find your joy? We've been there believe me! Listen to how we put power back in willpower. Tag a woman who can relate below. Beware - We get a little wild as we talk politics and the Conservative Repubulican U.S. Rep Van Taylor admitting to a rim job loving affair with Tania Joya, know as a form jihadist whos was once married to a commander for the Islamic State around 2013.
On the second part of our season finale, we continue to explore Tania's story of escaping from Syria and how she left Islamic extremism behind her. This one is longer than our usual 45 minute format. It's interesting tho. deal with it.
On the first part of our conversation with Tania Joya we talk about how she became an Islamic extremist and married a man who would become one of the highest ranking members of ISIS.
Her ex-husband was an American who joined the jihadi in Syria. Do you know the signs that your son or daughter is becoming radicalized? Former ISIS wife reveals what to look out for in preventing violent extremism.
Tania Joya grew up in a British Muslim community believing that she was only half as valuable as a man. She was radicalized by a college friend who told her America “deserved” 9/11 and soon after became a mail-order bride to an American who would rise in the ranks of ISIS. But through it all, she sensed something truly evil about the oppressive, hate-filled culture of Islamism that told her she had no rights. She now proudly says that the FBI and America saved her life – and gave her the freedom to tell quite a story. Tania doesn’t hold back as she lays out exactly what jihadism is and what she’s doing now to deradicalize the individuals it has enslaved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 10 of our Next in Q Podcast Series with your host Quilliam's US Executive Director, Dr Muhammad Fraser-Rahim who continues his conversation with Tania Joya, former Islamist. When ISIS declared a Caliphate, Tania's (former) husband moved her and the children to the Middle East, and eventually Syria. Now a secular humanist, She describes the journey, and her escape.
Episode 9 of our Next in Q Podcast Series with your host Quilliam's US Executive Director, Dr Muhammad Fraser-Rahim in conversation with Tania Joya, former Islamist discussing growing up in East London, immersed in its Islamist subculture. When ISIS declared a Caliphate, why travelling to join it seemed the natural next step for her. Join our civil society movement against extremism https://www.quilliaminternational.com/circle
Tania Joya is a former ISIS bride and now lives in the US and works in de-radicalisation. She talks to Edward Stourton about the Shamima Begum case. Sunday's Harry Farley reports on how some Orthodox Jews state they will leave the country if new Government plans on Relationship education are implemented. Martin Bashir reports from Rome on the final day of a major summit on clergy sexual abuse, as the Pope calls for "concrete measures" and not only "simple and obvious condemnations". US comic writer Mark Russell talks to Edward Stourton about his comic about Jesus called ‘Second Coming’ and controversy around it. Producers: Catherine Earlam and Helen Lee Editor: Amanda Hancox
J.B. Silvers of Case Western Reserve Univ. explains recent health insurance changes. Kia Hays of Univ. of Southern California preserves the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. L. Sebastian Purcell of SUNY-Cortland imparts Aztec wisdom. Sam Payne of the Apple Seed shares a story. Julian Rawle of Julian Rawle Consulting unpacks subsea internet cables. Tania Joya shares her experience of radicalization and being married to an ISIS fighter.
"I knew what jihad meant. When Bin Laden spoke about jihad, it made sense to me." Tania Joya was married to the highest-ranking American in ISIS, John Georgelas (also known as Yahya Al-Bahrumi or Abu Hasan), currently believed to be in Syria. She is the mother of their four children. She joins us for a jaw-dropping two-hour conversation, taking us through her childhood growing up as a Bangladeshi-British girl who became radicalized after 9/11. She discusses all the factors that led to her radicalization, her subsequent marriage to John, her incredible travels in some of the world's most dangerous spots in Egypt and Syria, her interactions with other ISIS soldiers, and finally, how and why she left her marriage, Syria, ISIS, and Islam. We also spoke about the reaction Westerners have to her—ranging from appreciation to distrust and wanting her punished, her conflicted feelings about her ex-husband, and that infamous Piers Morgan interview. Tania is whip-smart, insightful, and impossible to not listen to. The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. And please leave us a review