The Outlook Podcast Archive - The Extremist in My Family

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

Published on Monday, 22nd January 2018.

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