Al-Qaeda's female jihadists : the Islamist ideological view
Unlike their male counterparts, the status of women in radical Islamist ideology is not conducive for participation in the global jihad. Yet there has been a sharp increase in the number of female suicide bombers linked to Al Qaeda. How can this be explained?
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90631 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6098 |
| Summary: | Unlike their male counterparts, the status of women in radical Islamist ideology is not conducive for participation in the global jihad. Yet there has been a sharp increase in the number of female suicide bombers linked to Al Qaeda. How can this be explained? |
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