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?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tuty Raihanah Mostarom
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90631
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6098
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spelling ntu-10356/906312020-11-01T06:39:45Z Al-Qaeda's female jihadists : the Islamist ideological view Tuty Raihanah Mostarom S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism 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? 2009-09-22T00:58:21Z 2019-12-06T17:51:13Z 2009-09-22T00:58:21Z 2019-12-06T17:51:13Z 2009 2009 Commentary Tuty Raihanah Mostarom. (2009). Al-Qaeda's female jihadists : the Islamist ideological view. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 014). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90631 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6098 en RSIS Commentaries ; 014/09 3 p. application/pdf
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