1st ‘ISIS Bride’ Denied Bail by Australian Court

Janai Safar is one of 4 women and 9 children that arrived in Australia on May 7.
1st ‘ISIS Bride’ Denied Bail by Australian Court
A group of supporters surround an ISIS-linked family as they arrive at Melbourne international Airport, in Melbourne, Australia on May 7, 2026. A group of 13 women and children are set to return to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp following the fall of Islamic State. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
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A woman accused of joining ISIS in the Middle East will remain behind bars after a judge denied her bid to rejoin her son at the family home.

Janai Safar, 32, was arrested after arriving in Australia with a group of women and children who were all returning from a Syrian refugee camp on Thursday night.