Place of Birth: Canada;

Gender: Female;

Nationality: Canadian;

General Info:
Haleema Mustafa is a Toronto-area woman arrested for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State terrorist group.

Mustafa faced two terrorism counts: leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group and participation in the activities of a terrorist group.

Mustafa’s husband, Ikar Mao, was charged with the same two offences last December and remains in custody.

The couple left Toronto together in June 2019 and were caught in a Turkish city an hour’s drive from the Syrian border. They were detained and returned to Canada separately in October.