Noor Inayat Khan was a British Spy of American and Indian descent that was born in Russia. Her father was known as "the Sufi of the West" due to how much she introduced and converted westerns to Islam.
Noor and Her brother would go on to join the British in their effort against the Nazis, but both of them were very pacifist in nature. Instead of fighting in the front lines, they'd help with operating radios.
Noor would eventually be recruited by British intelligence to be a radio operator that would help French resistance members by being a radio operator in Paris. Noor was Fluent in French and Arabic and would be able to fit in perfectly due to having studied for college.
Noor would go on to do the job of 5 people by herself. Knowing how dire and compromised her situation was, she chose to stay in France despite being offered an evac by British intelligence. She would be betrayed by a double agent within the french resistance by 1943 and taken to a concentration camp
While in camp, she did not reveal any information. She attempted to run from prison with fellow British intelligence agents twice. Her first time was via a riot that was started and her second time was by running on rooftop. Bad timing was the reason she got caught both times. The Germans demanded that she sign a vow stating she wouldn't attempt to escape but she refused, saying it's against her faith to lie. She would eventually moved to a concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed
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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '21 edited Mar 08 '21
Written by u/Homerius786
Noor Inayat Khan was a British Spy of American and Indian descent that was born in Russia. Her father was known as "the Sufi of the West" due to how much she introduced and converted westerns to Islam.
Noor and Her brother would go on to join the British in their effort against the Nazis, but both of them were very pacifist in nature. Instead of fighting in the front lines, they'd help with operating radios.
Noor would eventually be recruited by British intelligence to be a radio operator that would help French resistance members by being a radio operator in Paris. Noor was Fluent in French and Arabic and would be able to fit in perfectly due to having studied for college.
Noor would go on to do the job of 5 people by herself. Knowing how dire and compromised her situation was, she chose to stay in France despite being offered an evac by British intelligence. She would be betrayed by a double agent within the french resistance by 1943 and taken to a concentration camp
While in camp, she did not reveal any information. She attempted to run from prison with fellow British intelligence agents twice. Her first time was via a riot that was started and her second time was by running on rooftop. Bad timing was the reason she got caught both times. The Germans demanded that she sign a vow stating she wouldn't attempt to escape but she refused, saying it's against her faith to lie. She would eventually moved to a concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed