'Real Housewives of ISIS' causes online controversy

The comedy features four brides showing off suicide vests and taking selfies.
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A BBC comedy skit mocking the British women who left the country to join ISIS in Syria has caused mixed reactions online.

The "Real Housewives of ISIS" features four brides of jihadi fighters showing off suicide bomb vests and taking selfies.

In one scene, a woman says: "It's only three days until the beheading, and I've got no idea what I'm gonna wear." Another shows two women arguing because they're wearing the same suicide vest.

The comedy segment, which went viral on Facebook with more than 14 million views, is part of the BBC Two show Revolting written by Bafta-winning directors Heydon Prowse and Joylon Rubinstein. It has caused heated reactions on social media:

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However, others, including the British comedian Ali Shalalom, welcomed the sketch, describing it as "very funny" and stressing that he was not offended:

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