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The Extremist in My Family

How a British family coped when one of its members joined militant group al-Shabab.

British mum Sally Evans had been worried about her teenage son, Thomas, as he was getting involved in petty crime. So when he converted to Islam and cleaned up his act she was relieved. However as she and her other son Micheal recount, they didn't realise he was getting radicalised until it was way too late. We hear how Sally and Micheal coped when they found out Thomas had joined Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

Image: from left to right: Thomas Evans, Sally Evans and Micheal Evans
Credit: Micheal Evans

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