Sara Manisera is a freelance journalist focused on the Middle East. She has an MA in Euro-Mediterranean relations and the Arab world from Saint Joseph University, Beirut, and a degree in international relations from Milan. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/sara-manisera/rss en Heroes Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:46:19 +0000 Sara Manisera https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/29/i-came-for-the-jihad-women-tell-of-life-in-the-islamic-state-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/29/i-came-for-the-jihad-women-tell-of-life-in-the-islamic-state-2 They were the brides of the so-called Islamic State. These days, they are detained in a camp for the internally displaced north of Raqqa city. They speak to Syria Deeply about life in the caliphate, and whether or not they would return to their homes. ISIS Fri, 29 Sep 2017 03:00:19 +0000 Sara Manisera https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/09/29/i-came-for-the-jihad-women-tell-of-life-in-the-islamic-state https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/09/29/i-came-for-the-jihad-women-tell-of-life-in-the-islamic-state They were the brides of the so-called Islamic State. These days, they are detained in a camp for the internally displaced north of Raqqa city. They speak to Syria Deeply about life in the caliphate, and whether or not they would return to their homes.