Ex-jihadist Tania Joya now fights to 'reprogram' extremists 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. Radicalised during her childhood, at 17, Joya married an American Muslim-convert who eventually took her and her three children against her will to Syria to join jihadist insurgents. Now, she speaks at a press conference in Washington, DC, about her efforts to prevent violent extremists from radicalising vulnerable youth. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES