Posted on 08/15/2015 6:21:19 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy
STARKVILLE, Miss. — She was a cheerleader, an honor student, the daughter of a police officer and a member of the high school homecoming court who wanted to be a doctor.
He was a quiet but easygoing psychology student. His father is a well-known Muslim patriarch here, whose personable air and habit of sharing food with friends and strangers made him seem like a walking advertisement for Islam as a religion of tolerance and peace.
Today, the young woman, Jaelyn Young, 19, and the young man, her fiancé, Muhammad Dakhlalla, 22, are in federal custody, arrested on suspicion of trying to travel from Mississippi to Syria to join the Islamic State.
Friends and strangers alike said it was difficult to imagine two less likely candidates for the growing roster of young, aspiring American jihadists.
“Something must have happened to her,” Elizabeth Treloar, 18, said of Ms. Young, her friend. “She’s too levelheaded, too smart to do this.” Continue reading the main story Related Coverage
Andrew Luger, left, the United States attorney for Minnesota, and Richard Thornton of the F.B.I. spoke of the ISIS recruiting case.
Mr. Dakhlalla’s relatives were as shocked as anyone when he and Ms. Young were arrested last weekend on their way to a small regional airport, where they had intended to catch the first in a series of flights that would eventually put them in Istanbul. The only plans the family knew of, said Dennis Harmon, a lawyer and friend of Mr. Dakhlalla’s parents, were that he would attend graduate school in the fall here at Mississippi State University.
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“Something must have happened to her,”...
"Mr. Dakhlalla’s relatives were as shocked as anyone"...
His name is Muhammad Dakhlalla. His father is "well-known Muslim patriarch".
What happened?
Islam happened.
Hard to believe someone fell for that. I was born in a small town just north of Starkville and went to State way back in the good ole days. : )
*ROLLEYES*
“Perplexing all” at the NYT only.
“His name is Muhammad Dakhlalla. His father is “well-known Muslim patriarch”.”
“Perplexing???”
Only to the Slimes and cohorts who willfully refuse to see.
Ah, the mental anguish they must be feeling as, “moderate islam”, their chief protagonist for a peaceful world, turns out to be pure illusion. But I have no doubt that they will continue to cling to it.
A blind man could see what happened here, just describe the characters and give us their names. Suddenly, it all becomes crystal clear!
Looks like a Kayla Mueller wannabe.
Next!
Golden Triangle Regional Airport between Starkvegas and Columbus.
That was the one I was talking about.
Why are blacks so enamored with this cult of hate that is responsible for making their ancestors slaves?
Don't see it myself. Must be a racist thing.
A moderate Muslim is one who quietly supports the other ones. But support them they do.
They have been for a very long time. Read up a bit about the "Nation of Islam" here in the US. Obama's church was actually part of that entire mess. Rev Wright started out in the Nation, they are all connected.
What does race have to do with this?
I think it's the veneer of piety over the debauchery of jihad that appeals to those without an appreciation for their host civilization.
She’s got those crazy eyes...
What a complete dhimmi.
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