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'''Lina Ishaq''' (b. ca. 1973) is an [[Iraq]]i [[Arab]] convert to [[Islam]] who wad convicted of [[genocide]], enslavement, sentenced to 12 years in prison after keeping Yazidi women and children as slaves at her home in [[Syria]].
'''Lina Ishaq''' (b. 1972<ref name=svt>(February 11, 2025). [https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/halland/fotbollstjejen-fran-halmstad-domd-for-folkmord-vem-ar-is-kvinnan-lina-ishaq Fotbollstjejen från Halmstad dömd för folkmord – vem är IS-kvinnan Lina Ishaq?]. ''svt.se''.
{{Cquote|Lina Ishaq, born in 1972, came to Sweden as a child from Iraq and grew up in Halmstad. The family is Christian, but she herself converted to Islam.
She was radicalized along with others in Halmstad and joined the terrorist movement Islamic State, IS, with her five children.
Born to a [[Christian]] family in [[Sweden]] but converted to Islam after meeting her late husband and [[Islamism|Islamist]] Jiro Mehho, with whom she had six children, in the 1990s.
After returning to Sweden, she has been convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggravated war crimes, among other things. Her husband and two of her sons have died in IS battles in Syria.}}</ref>
) is an [[Iraq]]i [[Arab]] convert to [[Islam]] who wad convicted of [[genocide]], enslavement, sentenced to 12 years in prison after keeping Yazidi women and children as slaves at her home in [[Syria]].
Born to a [[Christian]] [[Arab]] family, emigrated from [[Iraq]]<ref name=svt/> to [[Sweden]], but converted to Islam after meeting her late husband and [[Islamism|Islamist]] Jiro Mehho, with whom she had six children, in the 1990s.
The Yazidi victims were among thousands of women taken captive, while their male relatives were executed.
The Yazidi victims were among thousands of women taken captive, while their male relatives were executed.<ref>(February 11, 2025). [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250211-swedish-woman-jailed-for-keeping-yazidi-slaves-in-syria Swedish woman jailed for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria]. [[AFP]].</ref><ref>(February 11, 2025). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/11/swedish-woman-convicted-of-genocide-lina-ishaq-war-crimes/
Swedish woman convicted on genocide charges]. ''The Telegraph''.</ref>
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The court stressed “that the comprehensive system of enslavement” was one of “the crucial elements” implemented by IS in “the perpetration of the genocide, the crimes against humanity and gross war crimes that the Yazidi population was subjected to”.
The court stressed “that the comprehensive system of enslavement” was one of “the crucial elements” implemented by IS in “the perpetration of the genocide, the crimes against humanity and gross war crimes that the Yazidi population was subjected to”.
As such, the court said, “the woman shared the IS intent to destroy a religious group”.</blockquote>
As such, the court said, “the woman shared the IS intent to destroy a religious group”.</blockquote>
Former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde called it a historic verdict in a post on X, hailing the brave Yezidi women who came to Sweden to testify against the ISIS member, who returned to Sweden in 2020.<ref>(February 12, 2025). van Wilgenburg, Wladimir. [https://kurdistanchronicle.com/babat/3658 Yezidis Welcome Sweden’s Conviction of ISIS Member]. ''Kurdistan Chronicle.''
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Historic verdict today: Stockholm District Court has convicted a 52-year-old woman of genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes committed in Raqqa, Syria. Brave Yezidi women came to Sweden and testified. </blockquote>-- Ann Linde.
[https://twitter.com/AnnLinde/status/1889348966464016622 February 11, 2025]
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Yazidi genocide]]
*[[Yazidi genocide]]
*[[Fawzia Amin Seido]]
*[[Fawzia Amin Seido]]
==Notes==
==References==
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