Families in Tunisia fight back against Islamic State radicalisation and terror recruitment

By Ruth Pollard
Updated July 5 2015 - 1:28am, first published 12:15am
Walid Abdaoui, formerly an anathestist from Ouslatia in Tunisia, was killed in a suicide attack in Libya where he had joined Islamic State
Walid Abdaoui, formerly an anathestist from Ouslatia in Tunisia, was killed in a suicide attack in Libya where he had joined Islamic State
The former Grand Mosque in Ouslatia where five young men from the same neighbourhood were recruited to Islamic State. It was renamed the Guidance Mosque in 2013.
The pic was supplied by a local blogger from Ouslatia.
The former Grand Mosque in Ouslatia where five young men from the same neighbourhood were recruited to Islamic State. It was renamed the Guidance Mosque in 2013. The pic was supplied by a local blogger from Ouslatia.

At first he tried to force his little sister to wear niqab, the full-face veil that covers everything but the eyes. Next he began deleting channels from their television, allowing only those featuring the most extremist Islamist voices to be heard.

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