(Left to right: Tuhin, Mustakim and Ifthekar. Photo courtesy of 5Pillarz ) Ifthekar Jaman is arguably the most high-profile British jihadist to have died in Syria fighting with ISIS. I only became aware of his story weeks before his death when I found out that he was my wife's cousin. When the news of his death became public last December, it had shaken the quiet seaside city of Portsmouth, a place which had never been in the media spotlight for terrorism. Whilst Portsmouth's Bangladeshi community are tripping over themselves in condemning ISIS and Muslims travelling to Syria, the character...
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