Female fighters of Islamic state : why more from the West?

The self-styled Islamic State’s (IS) conception of a caliphate, which accords women a significant role in building and sustaining a state, has mobilised a large number of female supporters and sympathisers to Iraq and Syria from the West. Why is this so?

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Main Author: Sara Mahmood
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104915
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25947
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English