The Strategic Logic of Women in Jihadi Organizations

Hamoon Khelghat-Doost

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2019, vol. 42, issue 10, 853-877

Abstract: Despite the traditional restrictive views of Islamic jurisprudence on women's social activities, the level of women's incorporation into jihadi organizations is growing rapidly in both numbers and roles. This article argues that this increase reflects a strategic logic—jihadi groups integrate women to enhance organizational success. The article develops a typology of jihadi organizations: operation-based and state building and argues that the strategic logic of women in operation-based organizations lays in the tactical advantages women provide them. However, for state-building jihadi groups, the strategic logic of women is geared toward addressing the challenges facing a functioning state.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2018.1430656

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