Women's jihadi radicalization
Tracing Isis women in case of Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5724018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gulfer Ulas (0000-0002-9754-202X, LSE Middle East Centre, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 892-916 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2025.2454383 |
| OpenAlex | W4407555709 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
What is the allure of ISIS for women from Turkey? This article addresses this question by exploring Turkey’s dynamics that differentiate it from Western recruits. Drawing on the qualitative analysis of selected newspapers scanned from the most recruited provinces of Turkey, the study tackles why and how women joined ISIS as there has been less study of this cohort. The paper also examines how far recruits from the West experience various forms of identity crisis. The study reveals stratified motivations pivoting around geography, family, pre-existing networks, ideology, and religion are notably important. Turkey’s case metamorphosis the social understanding of identity crisis and the various forms these can take
Criminology · Political science · Radicalization · Sociology · Terrorism · Tracing · Computer Science · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Women and Political Violence
Contending Visions of the Middle East
Introduction
The Isis Reader
Contemporary Security Studies
Radical Islam Rising
The Caravan
Bombshell
Jihadi Culture
Leaderless Jihad
Female Terrorism
The Hidden Face of Terrorism
You are no longer cubs, you are now lions”
Decision-Making and the Soviet War in Afghanistan
Al‐Qaeda
Jihad and Heroic Hypermasculinity – Recruitment Strategies, Battlefield Experiences, and Returning Home
The Portrayal of Female Terrorists in the Media
From Pawn to Knights
Femme Fatale
Special Issue Introduction for Terrorism, Gender and Women
The Radical Milieu
A Genealogy of Radical Islam
Online as the New Frontline
The Female Jihad
The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
Salafi Thought in Turkish Public Discourse Since 1980
Understanding political radicalization
An analysis of Islamic State’sDabiqmagazine
The ballot or the bomb belt
Boko Haram insurgency and gendered victimhood
Reduced to Bad Sex
The Concept of Radicalization as a Source of Confusion
Osama Bin Laden and His Jihadist Global Hegemonic Masculinity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |