Parents of Jihadi Jack arrested after sending money to him to Syria

Wasn't jihadi Jack there to do aid work or something like humanitarian work? I read it somewhere in the news. His family denied claims he was there to fight

Speaking to the BBC last week, Dr Sheikh Ramzy, director of the Oxford Islamic Information Centre, described their son as "very kind" and "always smiling", but said he had lost contact with him in 2014.He said: "All the people were fond of him. I taught him basic Islam, and how to pray, how to be kind, how to be a humanitarian... and how to be peaceful, because Islam is a religion of peace."He's not a Jihadist... he's been brainwashed. I can put my hand on my heart and say he's a very good, young lad."
mr Ramzy seems to suggest a Jihadist cant be brainwashed - when thats exactly what they are. i think he needs to re-think his mindset

that was a 'suggestion' of his parents - n doubt thats what he initially told them. but the reality was similar to most other uk converts, he was in an area with aa large muslim community, made muslim friends in school and they put certain ideas in his head, perhaps introducued him to the moqsue and people who eventually organised his entry into IS. i guess to a muslim, anyone quoting islamic scripitures forcibly enough and making comparisons to modern politics and make even killing shia and 'kuffar' seem like ' humanitarian work' - this si the danger islamist ideology poses and its spread to easily inlfuenced minds.

Utterly blinkered. Non-terrorist muslims, especially those in a position of "authority" like this Ramzy, need to publically acknowledge that islam sometimes is the problem, that it does sometimes cause terrorism.

And why do the families of people who run away on a dumb jihad always insist they were lovely people, who were sensible, kind, and farted rainbows?

What's the terrorist equivilent of Western Union?

Family and friends of murderers, rapists etc. would most likely say the same thing about their loved one. It's not really surprising and there's nothing wrong with it.

What does it look like I'm doing?

I feel like this isn't real and it's a joke ? Jihadi jack ffs the blokes English and white I doubt he'd be allowed to join ISIS considering they're killing shia's ect.

I feel like this isn't real and it's a joke ? Jihadi jack ffs the blokes English and white I doubt he'd be allowed to join ISIS considering they're killing shia's ect.

indeed the parents response was predictable in not understandable and its very possible he was a decent young man till he converted and got more political. his initial crime may have simply been mixing with the wrong ppl in and out of school


but whats the islamic imams excuse for trying to distract from reality?

Why don't you read the article at the top? It clearly states he went to Islamic State to fight.

And last time I checked, IS are a terrorist organisation. Or did they do the Paris shootings for the bants?

Why don't you read the article at the top? It clearly states he went to Islamic State to fight.

And last time I checked, IS are a terrorist organisation. Or did they do the Paris shootings for the bants?

Another article on channel 4 stated that there is no evidence that he joined ISIS, with his parents claiming he went to do humanitarian work.

Where does it say that?

How do you know he went there to fight and not for aid work?

I feel like this isn't real and it's a joke ? Jihadi jack ffs the blokes English and white I doubt he'd be allowed to join ISIS considering they're killing shia's ect.

the various journalistic reports, intelligence, the evidence now given by parents, and indeed his own twitter statements.
what makes you think otherwise?

I'll rephrase. It clearly states that he is thought to have travelled to Fallujah (which is under IS). Why else would he go there for?

Where's the actual evidence?