Tania Joya has devoted her life to "reprogramming" extremists and reintroducing them into society -- a process she understands well as a "former Islamic jihadist" herself.
"My aim is for them to feel a sense of remorse and to train them so that they can be good citizens once they are released from
prison, so they can adjust to society," Joya said during a visit to
Washington, to present a project on preventing extremist violence.
Born in 1984 near
London to a Muslim Bangladeshi family, Joya grew up confronted by
racism and the struggles of integration.