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The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

2022 · 90 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary

A unique interview with Tooba Gondal, the woman who groomed and lured scores of Western women to join ISIS. Using social media, she became a deadly matchmaker, recruiting a number of high-profile “jihadi brides” for ISIS militants in Syria: she allegedly helped organise the transporting of three British schoolgirls, including Shamima Begum, to Syria.

Directed by Benedetta Argentieri · Written by Maria Edgarda Marcucci

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