Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy faces a possible life sentence next week, but his mother insists his case is not what it seems.

A Canadian who plotted terrorist attacks in New York City for the so-called Islamic State said his frustration with the conduct of the United States and its allies had turned him towards “military jihad.”

Originally scheduled for March 1, Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy's sentencing hearing was moved to April 9.