(GB News) Yasmine Mohammed has revealed the harrowing reality of escaping a forced marriage to an Al-Qaeda operative, only to face death threats from her own mother for removing her hijab.
The human rights activist told GB News about her “terrifying” ordeal, explaining how her mother decided she “needed to be killed” after she dared to divorce, live independently and uncover her head.
“I was not only escaping my husband and his cronies, but also my mother,” Mohammed said, describing the period as “incredibly tumultuous, scary and a terrifying time.”
The Canadian author, who grew up in a fundamentalist Islamic household in Vancouver, now heads the charity Free Hearts Free Minds, which supports LGBTQ communities and unconventional thinkers in Muslim countries.
