Thursday, 4 August 2016

Samina Yasmeen Professor Samina Yasmeen, Director at the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, gives an i nterview to Australian Institute for International Affairs on the role of women in extremist jihad.

The interview explored questions including:

  • What prompts a young, educated woman brought up in the West to run away to join a fundamentalist society where the role of women is highly circumscribed?
  • Do these women have agency? What are the push and pull factors driving them to engage in violent activities in the name of jihad?

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