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Nadia, Akademikerin, sitzengelassen von ihrer großen Liebe Rosy, will ihrem miesen Privatleben entkommen - und nimmt einen UN-Job im Irak an. Mit der Aufgabe betraut, IS-Frauen zu deradikalisieren, leistet sie sich in der Welt internationaler Hilfsorganisationen einen Fehltritt nach dem anderen.Sara, eine wütende Teenagerin, hat sich mit fünfzehn dem IS angeschlossen. Verbunden durch ihr muslimisches Aufwachsen in London und eine Vorliebe für derbe Sprüche, freunden die beiden sich an - doch bald muss Nadia entscheiden, wie weit sie für Sara zu gehen bereit ist.Eine bissige Auseinandersetzung mit Liebe, Familie, Religion und den Entscheidungen, die wir treffen, um dazuzugehören - Nussaibah Younis erforscht eine der großen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit mit Scharfsinn, Herz und Humor.