The Jordan Syatt Podcast Forced Into Marriage with an Al-Qaeda Terrorist - Yasmine Mohammed's Story
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Nov 5, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, Yasmine Mohammed, an author and ex-Muslim activist, shares her harrowing story of being forced into a marriage with an Al-Qaeda operative. She highlights the struggles of young girls trapped in oppressive systems and critiques the moral relativism that hinders child protection. Yasmine also clarifies the distinctions between radical Islamists and everyday Muslims, and she challenges misconceptions about the hijab. Finally, she promotes the importance of speaking out against extremism and the need for ideological scrutiny in immigration.
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Childhood Turned Authoritarian
- Yasmine describes her childhood shift from a secular household to strict Islamist control after her mother remarried a fundamentalist man.
- She recounts being forced into hijab, Islamic schooling, physical punishment, and loss of normal childhood freedoms.
Court Dismissal As Cultural Relativism
- At 13 Yasmine told her teacher about being hung upside down and beaten, which prompted a child services investigation.
- The judge returned her to the abusive home, dismissing the abuse as 'culture', prolonging the harm.
Forced Marriage To An Extremist
- Yasmine was forced into marriage with an Al-Qaeda operative arranged by her family to 'control' her.
- She became imprisoned under niqab, endured rape and abuse, and fled after having a daughter to protect her from FGM.
