Why I decided to become a Jihadi.

About this episode

Magomyed shares his experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia and the factors that led him to become a Jihadi.

Magomyed was born in Saudi Arabia during a time of profound darkness. The morality police controlled the population through roadside checkpoints. They would halt vehicles and demand identification while aggressively interrogating passengers: “Who is this woman beside you?” Clerics cited ‘honour’ in their sermons, urging men to tighten their control over the women of their families, warning that otherwise they would be “forced” to commit violence to safeguard familial honor. Teachings such as ...

People in this episode

Host: Yasmine Mohammed

Guest: Magomyed

Topics covered

• Jihad
• Saudi Arabia
• morality police
• women's rights
• violence
• honor culture

Keywords

• Jihadi
• Saudi Arabia
• morality police
• honor
• violence
• women
• interrogation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Saudi Arabia

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