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| Would-be IS bride jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for terror tweets | Would-be IS bride jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for terror tweets |
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| A woman who said she wanted to marry "Jihadi John" has been jailed for four years and six months for sharing so-called Islamic State propaganda. | A woman who said she wanted to marry "Jihadi John" has been jailed for four years and six months for sharing so-called Islamic State propaganda. |
| Zafreen Khadam, 32, was found guilty of 10 counts of disseminating terrorist publications after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. | |
| She shared links to execution videos and terrorist magazines online under usernames such as 'PrincessKuffar'. | She shared links to execution videos and terrorist magazines online under usernames such as 'PrincessKuffar'. |
| Prosecutors said Khadam, of Vincent Road, Sheffield, had "glorified" IS. | Prosecutors said Khadam, of Vincent Road, Sheffield, had "glorified" IS. |
| Barrister Simon Davis told jurors Khadam at one stage described Kuwaiti-born Mohammed Emwazi - nicknamed "Jihadi John" - as "kind of scary" but said she "would marry him". | Barrister Simon Davis told jurors Khadam at one stage described Kuwaiti-born Mohammed Emwazi - nicknamed "Jihadi John" - as "kind of scary" but said she "would marry him". |
| He told the court she set up 14 Twitter accounts and used Whatsapp to share videos, including one showing the beheading of Kurdish fighters and another of a Jordanian pilot being burnt alive. | He told the court she set up 14 Twitter accounts and used Whatsapp to share videos, including one showing the beheading of Kurdish fighters and another of a Jordanian pilot being burnt alive. |
| She also shared links to seven issues of "terrorist publication" Dabiq and a speech entitled 'What is Terrorism?'. | She also shared links to seven issues of "terrorist publication" Dabiq and a speech entitled 'What is Terrorism?'. |
| Mr Davis said: "The prosecution case is that this defendant was disseminating terrorist information or propaganda, or spreading the word. | Mr Davis said: "The prosecution case is that this defendant was disseminating terrorist information or propaganda, or spreading the word. |
| "Our case is that her intention was to encourage people to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terror." | "Our case is that her intention was to encourage people to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terror." |
| Kahdam, who worked as a make-up artist, told the court she had become interested in IS after reading an article about a footballer who had gone to join the group. | Kahdam, who worked as a make-up artist, told the court she had become interested in IS after reading an article about a footballer who had gone to join the group. |
| She told the court: "It was always about understanding them. I never supported them in my heart. It was an act." | She told the court: "It was always about understanding them. I never supported them in my heart. It was an act." |
| 'Glorified terrorism' | 'Glorified terrorism' |
| Det Ch Sup Clive Wain, Head of the North East Counter Terrorism Unit, said it was clear Khadam "openly demonstrated support for Daesh and their ideology". | Det Ch Sup Clive Wain, Head of the North East Counter Terrorism Unit, said it was clear Khadam "openly demonstrated support for Daesh and their ideology". |
| He said that during the investigation police reviewed hundreds of hours of videos and about 20,000 social media postings. | He said that during the investigation police reviewed hundreds of hours of videos and about 20,000 social media postings. |
| He said that officers were concerned that had she not been arrested she may have attempted to travel to Syria. | He said that officers were concerned that had she not been arrested she may have attempted to travel to Syria. |
| He said: "Khadam has not disputed posting the information, claiming she did so out of curiosity and the belief that she did not consider it to be terrorist material. | He said: "Khadam has not disputed posting the information, claiming she did so out of curiosity and the belief that she did not consider it to be terrorist material. |
| "Yet this material glorified terrorism and delivered powerful messages, encouraging terrorist acts and calling upon others to kill." | "Yet this material glorified terrorism and delivered powerful messages, encouraging terrorist acts and calling upon others to kill." |