Nussaibah Younis talks to Bidisha

Nussaibah Younis discusses her darkly comic coming-of-age novel about a professor who accepts a job rehabilitating ISIS women in Iraq. In Fundamentally Nadia meets Sara, a precocious and sweary East Londoner who joined ISIS at just 15. When Sara confesses a secret, Nadia is forced to make a difficult choice.

Younis talks to broadcaster, journalist and filmmaker Bidisha about exploring love, family, religion and radicalism through comedy, writing, and what it’s like to be a first-time author.

Dr Nussaibah Younis is a peace-building practitioner and a globally recognised expert on contemporary Iraq. She was a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, where she directed the Future of Iraq Task Force and offered strategic advice to US government agencies on Iraq policy. Bidisha is a critic and columnist for the Guardian and Observer and broadcasts for BBC TV and radio, ITN, CNN and Sky News.