We need to stop sexualising jihad – women like Shamima Begum are so much more than brides of terror

Tom Smith, Olivia Joan Caskey

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Abstract

By pigeonholing jihadis like Begum as submissive, we paint over the reasons why joining Isis was alluring for so many.

A comparison of European female jihadists
Smith, T. & Caskey, O. J., 19 Sept 2021, Directions in International Terrorism: Theories, Trends and Trajectories. Solomon, H. (ed.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 267-287 21 p.
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