Double Blow for Parents of Jihadists: Losing Children, Then Their Community

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It has to be terribly worrisome for these parents because chances are they will never see their kids again.

Double Blow for Parents of Jihadists: Losing Children, Then Their Community
By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURADEC. 27, 2014

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The Alfurqan Islamic Center in Manchester. A mother from the congregation recently traveled to Syria in search of her daughtersCreditAndrew Testa for The New York Times
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MANCHESTER, England — Everyone at the Alfurqan Islamic Center knows of the parents who tried to rescue their twin daughters after the girls ran off to join the Islamic State.

They know how Ibrahim Halane and his wife, Khadra Jama, who are immigrants from Somalia, followed their daughters to Turkey. How Ms. Jama, who ventured into Syria after them, was arrested by the militants and detained for more than five weeks. How the parents came back empty-handed, their 17-year-old daughters, Salma and Zahra, already married off to jihadists.

They know the story, and they sympathize. But they keep their distance.

“We know he’s upset, and everyone feels sorry for him,” Haji Saab, chairman of the mosque, said of Mr. Halane. But “we leave him alone.”

It has been very difficult for the community as well, Mr. Saab said. It has “shut itself up.”

“People are traumatized,” he said.

About 3,000 men and women

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Parent with kids that try to skip count and jail loose their kids and their homes to bond brokers.
We as parents try to teach our children right from wrong. That is our responsibility in life. We mold our children and nurture them, mind and body. We always hope for the best and want to believe our kids are good humans and would not violate the law. Even when we know they have fallen under the influence of those not to nice, we still want to believe the best in our children. We do not celebrate the crimes and hale them for murder. Our children in the military are not praised for the the lives they take but those they save. We try to heal the pain they feel from the hurt they cause of others as part of their duty. We want to help them heal the pain they have inside. When they die they are mourned not celebrated for martyrdom. We want our children to live long productive lives in health and happiness, not take some express ticket to heaven.
Our children reflect us, they are what we make them. We want only the best in life for them. We don't want them to be remembered for murder or blowing up things. We want them remembered for those they help through acts of kindness and love.