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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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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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 |
| Summary: | 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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