How a young woman became an ISIS bride — and then an informant, helping save others

A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4800x2699+0+0/resize/4800x2699!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fe0%2Fd019d9fd457ab3c71073ec829910%2Fhbarczyk-npr-isiswife-final2.jpg' alt='S. was born in Pakistan to Somali parents and raised in Canada. She joined ISIS as a young woman and eventually escaped, becoming an informant against the group.'/><p>A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.</p><p>(Image credit: Illustration by Hanna Barczyk for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5963568' />