Scandalous Women: Code Name Madeline: The life of Noor Inayat Khan
Noor had been raised by her Sufi
father to be tolerant of other religions and as a pacifist but she was outraged
by the depredations of the Nazis. "I wish some Indians would win high
military distinction in this war. If one or two could do something in the
Allied service which was very brave and which everybody admired it would help
to make a bridge between the English people and the Indians.” She felt called
to take part in the work of liberating Europe, but was dismayed by the paradox
of killing to prevent violence.
In England,
she joined the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) as a wireless operator and
soon caught the attention of the Special Operations Executive.
SOE's French Section was in dire
need of new wireless operators.
check out video:
LINK
No comments:
Post a Comment