RT Article
T1 Change is the Only Constant: the Evolving Role of Women in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 29
IS 4/5
SP 204
OP 220
A1 Gan, Ruth
A2 Khader, Majeed 1966-
A2 Neo, Loo Seng
A2 Chin, Jeffery
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1733530401
AB In the past, women in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were known to serve as homemakers (i.e., wives, mothers). However, in recent times there has been a shift in their roles, as more women are starting to emerge on the front lines as suicide bombers, recruiters, or a part of ISIS's official women police brigade. This article investigates this phenomenon by performing a thematic analysis on open-source material, namely research reports, media reports, and propaganda material produced by ISIS. In doing so, it presents the evolution of the roles of women in ISIS from past to present and highlights key reasons that motivate women to join ISIS, which include ideology, alienation, romance, peer influence, and a sense of security. Implications for research on women in terrorism have also been identified.
K1 Isis
K1 Jihadi
K1 Suicide bomber
K1 Terrorism
K1 Women
DO 10.1080/08974454.2018.1547674