The monstrous and the vulnerable: framing British Jihadi brides

In June 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and called for Muslims around the world to migrate there. Over the next five years, around 150 women left the UK to heed this invitation, and the so-called 'jihadi brides' were rarely out of the news. This book...

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Main Author: Jackson, Leonie B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: London Hurst & Company 2021
In:Year: 2021
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Keywords:
IS (Organization)
Muslim Women > Political activity > Press coverage
Women radicals > Press coverage
Großbritannien > Muslimin > Braut > Auswanderung > Islamischer Staat > Presse > Berichterstattung
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Summary:In June 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and called for Muslims around the world to migrate there. Over the next five years, around 150 women left the UK to heed this invitation, and the so-called 'jihadi brides' were rarely out of the news. This book traces the media fascination with those who joined the 'caliphate,' including Sally Jones, Aqsa Mahmood and Shamima Begum. Through an analysis of the media that presented the 'brides' for public consumption, Leonie B. Jackson reveals the gendered dualistic construction of IS women as either monstrous or vulnerable.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (322 Seiten)
ISBN:9780197650288
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197647332.001.0001