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
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104915 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25947
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Female fighters of Islamic state : why more from the West?

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