From pawn to knights: the changing role of women's agency in terrorism?/ Mia Bloom and Ayse Lokmanoglu
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Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol.46, No 4,5,6, April, May, June 2023, pp. 399-414 (114)Summary: As terrorist groups became more technologically advanced with their media campaigns, the global audience began to see pictures of women in black burkas pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and posing with guns. Further, we face questions about the repatriation of ISIS women and children to their countries of origin - notably questions of agency and culpability within the mainstream media. Hence this paper asks: to what extent have women's roles changed within and across terrorist groups? Is there a move toward women's empowerment, or is it a facade? Analyzing the three cases of Al-Qaeda (AQ), Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) does their advent represent a significant shift?
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | TERRORISM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 69611.1001 |
As terrorist groups became more technologically advanced with their media campaigns, the global audience began to see pictures of women in black burkas pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and posing with guns. Further, we face questions about the repatriation of ISIS women and children to their countries of origin - notably questions of agency and culpability within the mainstream media. Hence this paper asks: to what extent have women's roles changed within and across terrorist groups? Is there a move toward women's empowerment, or is it a facade? Analyzing the three cases of Al-Qaeda (AQ), Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) does their advent represent a significant shift?
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