if there is a fatwa from baba sheikh, we will accept, otherwise, we won't accept these children.l published a statement saying children born to islamic state fighters are not accepted. despite what ali khedar alyas told me, this policy of non—acceptance had clearly been in place for a while. during our year—long investigation, we identified 20 yazidi women who had given birth to children under the caliphate. none had been allowed to bring their child home. we did find one woman who had kept her baby. we arranged to meet her in the privacy of my hotel room. she doesn't want the community to know she is speaking to us. rojin, not her real name, fell pregnantjust weeks before she was freed by the islamic state and gave birth seven months later when she was back in iraq. she is now secretly raising the child, who we've called nadia, as a yazidi, with the help of her husband. translation: neither my parents, nor the community, know the truth about this child. i'm always worried about death. i was in prison forfour years, but i've been able to put it all behind me now because of this c