I read the DM article on Monday morning, which suggested this drama would act as recruitment propaganda for Isis. I watched the drama, which convinced me that the DM article was wrong.
It was an excellent drama which didn't shirk from showing the extreme violence, control, brutality and oppression practiced by the 'leaders' of Daesh. It did explain Ilovecheese. The people who went believed they were pioneers, helping to build the first Islamic State. The female doctor hoped to contribute and to bring up her son in an environment where he wouldn't be abused or bullied because of his race or religion as so many young people are in Europe and the USA. Once reality was unavoidable her intelligence helped her to get out. Her reluctance to pass information from her community to the Border Force in payment for not getting a prison sentence showed she'd not fully accepted how dangerous Daesh/jihadi's are.
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