“Undercover Jihadi: Inside the Toronto 18 - Al Qaeda Inspired, Homegrown Terrorism in the West”

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada amidst 21st Century Western values, Mubin Shaikh seemed to fit in with other peers his age – attending public school, joining the Canadian Army cadets, and partying just like everyone else. Though he attended an Islamic madrassa at night, it wasn’t until an acute identity crisis at age 19, that Shaikh recommitted himself to Islam. Then, a chance encounter with the Taliban in Pakistan and exposure to Canadian extremists took him down the militant jihadi path.