Dagestan: My daughter the terrorist

On Sunday 28 March 2010, 27-year-old Mariam Sharipova set off from her home in the remote village of Balakhani, high in the mountains of Dagestan. Her family's house sits under steep cliffs. There is a dirt track, mulberry and apricot trees, and a river filled with rubbish. A bit farther up the road is the village mosque. Beyond a tiny bazaar is the white-painted junior school where Mariam taught

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"There is a very radical ideology in Dagestan. It is flourishing in the currents of human rights abuses and egregious corruption. The ideology is poisoning minds. Unfortunately, it is poisoning some very clever minds, and not just those acting from personal reasons." She adds: "We can see clear rad