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Sexual Jihad

The Role of Islam in Female Terrorism

Christine Sixta Rinehart

Female terrorists are a rare phenomenon. Less than ten terrorist organizations throughout the world have women members. These terrorist groups are either Marxist (atheist) or Jihadist in their ideologies. Sexual Jihad: The Role of Islam in Female Terrorism ascertains, “What is the role of Islam in female terrorism?” It explores the roles of women in eight jihadist case studies including: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Boko Haram, the Chechen Separatists, HAMAS, Hezbollah, ISIS, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda. Primary sources and secondary sources are used, including research conducted on Palestinian women in Israeli prisons who have been convicted of terrorism. It is argued that are three roles for women in Jihadist terrorism: the disposable, the domestic, and the secretary. The theory posited in this book is that the roles of women in terrorist groups are similar to their cultural/religious roles in society.

Lexington Books

Pages: 224 • Trim: 6¼ x 9

978-1-4985-5751-1 • Hardback • June 2019 • $117.00 • (£90.00)

978-1-4985-5753-5 • Paperback • March 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)

978-1-4985-5752-8 • eBook • June 2019 • $38.00 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / International Relations / General

Sexual Jihad

The Role of Islam in Female Terrorism

Hardback

Paperback

eBook

Summary

Female terrorists are a rare phenomenon. Less than ten terrorist organizations throughout the world have women members. These terrorist groups are either Marxist (atheist) or Jihadist in their ideologies. Sexual Jihad: The Role of Islam in Female Terrorism ascertains, “What is the role of Islam in female terrorism?” It explores the roles of women in eight jihadist case studies including: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Boko Haram, the Chechen Separatists, HAMAS, Hezbollah, ISIS, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda. Primary sources and secondary sources are used, including research conducted on Palestinian women in Israeli prisons who have been convicted of terrorism. It is argued that are three roles for women in Jihadist terrorism: the disposable, the domestic, and the secretary. The theory posited in this book is that the roles of women in terrorist groups are similar to their cultural/religious roles in society.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 224 • Trim: 6¼ x 9

978-1-4985-5751-1 • Hardback • June 2019 • $117.00 • (£90.00)

978-1-4985-5753-5 • Paperback • March 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)

978-1-4985-5752-8 • eBook • June 2019 • $38.00 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / International Relations / General

Author

Christine Sixta Rinehart is associate professor of political science at the University of South Carolina, Palmetto College.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Roles of Women in Islam, the Quran, and the Hadith

Chapter 2: Some Thoughts on Female Jihadist Motivation and Radicalization

Chapter 3: The Domestics

Chapter 4: The Secretaries

Chapter 5: The Disposables (Mujahidat)

Chapter 6: The Women of Cohar: Convicted Jihadist Terrorists in an Israeli Prison

Chapter 7: Female Home-Grown and Emigrant Terrorism in the United States

Sexual Jihad

The Role of Islam in Female Terrorism

Christine Sixta Rinehart

Sexual Jihad

The Role of Islam in Female Terrorism

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