Female Suicide Bombers

Throughout centuries of human existence, women have been deemed as inferior to men in multiple different cultures and religions. Men have developed a norm to be the individual who carries out duties to help maintain a stable life for himself and the family in which he is providing for. Because of this fundamentalist approach towards how society should be, women’s rights have been suppressed throughout political, social, and cultural actions. The Islamic religion in particular, is fond of abusing the rights of women and empowering the rights of men in such a way that it has created a permanent existence of conflict within countries who follow Islam. In fact, in the Quran it states that women must have lesser authority than men, therefore their

“Life is full of unhappiness and most of it caused by women (Harik and Marston 11)”. For women in the Middle East life is faced with great and unequal odds, as their human rights are limited, due to Islamic beliefs and that of patriarchy. From their daily actions at home to their physical appearance, Middle Eastern women are portrayed as quiet, faceless women veiled from head to toe. While this image is just another stereotype, women in the middle do face many obstacles and challenges of creating their own identity as they are frequently denied a voice in their rights. Living in a society dominated by men life is not, but regardless women in the Middle East, predominantly Muslims, continue to fight for

“Terrorism's particularly heinous but highly attractive means to achieve political objectives or even radically restructure political foundations is manifest within societies in all reaches of the world. While the practical application of terrorist methodologies comes across as a relatively straightforward craft, the conceptual and ideological understanding, and subsequent evaluation of its socio-political influence, implementation, and psychological impacts present difficult questions, and in some cases conceivably insurmountable obstacles” (Romaniuk 2014, para

Terrorism has no gender. Although most terrorists written about in social media are men, such as Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, female terrorists do exist across the globe. The George Washington University’s Program alone profiled twenty-five American women who have conspired with terrorist organizations. These women can be a variety of ages and have been known to travel outside of the United Sates to help support the terrorist group that recruited them (Dedman). Typically, women are recruited by social media or in person through manipulation and false promises. One example of a female terrorist is Sally Jones, who was notoriously known as the White Widow. Jones wreaked havoc across the United Kingdom, threatening citizens with terrorist attacks on

In the 1990s there began a significant shift in social movements in Israel and Palestine. The history of this region has been marked by violence, inequality, and oppression for a long time. The complicated relationships between the two main powers in this area have developed over time and a variety of groups on both sides of the conflict have reacted with by calling for peace. The first intifada had a huge impact on who had the ablity to voice their concerns to fight the injustices occurring in this region. It was during this popular uprising that women’s movements first began to gain traction in both Israel and Palestine. These movements were often defined by traditional and constricting ideals of femininity, however over time they began to branch out with a more grassroots approach. Women’s movements in Israel have many similarities to those in Palestine and the Occupied Territories, however there are some significant differences that separate the women involved in each of these groups and the causes they choose to support. Gender equality is a complex issue with many implications for the modern peace movement in Israel and Palestine, and it is crucial to note both the ways in which these groups face similar challenges while also acknowledging the very different issues faced by Israeli and Palestinian women.

terrorism through an examination of female criminal participation within domestic terrorism. These beliefs, often rooted in gendered stereotypes, have greatly influenced U.S. terrorism policy and need to be empirically examined in order to increase our understanding of women in terrorism and aid in the development of better counterterrorism strategies. The focus on criminal participation, and actual participation in the criminal acts, is particularly important because it allows for testing these beliefs regarding women’s involvement in terrorism through an examination of individual acts. While it can be argued that simply belonging to a terrorist group is in itself

In the United State, what comes to our mind about the Middle East? Uneducated women? Terrorist? Stereotypes have led us to not think logically. For us, to think logically, we need to define what is accurate and inaccurate about the women being oppressed and terrorist.

The depression and suicidal tendencies that they tend to hide from the public eye soon overwhelm them and drive the would-be suicide bomber to join a terrorist cell. In return if they were to commit suicide, it would have a meaning (for a cause). “Most telling of all, it later emerged that al-Bliss had suffered from mental health problems most of her life and had made two previous suicide attempts. Her case is far from unique. Consider Quari Sami, who blew himself up in a cafe in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2005. He walked in - and kept on walking, past crowded tables and into the bathroom at the back where he closed the door and detonated his belt. He killed himself and two others, but could easily have killed more. It later emerged that he was on antidepressants” (Lankford, Adam). In these lines, New Scientist Magazine adds evidence to the matter that some suicide bombers don’t blow themselves up and kill many other people for the terrorist cell’s beliefs, but instead to conceal the depression they have inside them. They only do this terrible deed just to add meaning to their death. People today tend not to accept the fact that suicide bombers would blow themselves up and fatally or non-fatally hurt so many people just because of their own depression. But the truth cannot be evaded, suicide bombers can be created by the concealment of inner demons. In addition, “Even Mohammad Atta, the 9/11 ringleader and the archetype of the “normal” suicide terrorist, was misunderstood. He struggled with social isolation, depression, guilt, shame and hopelessness for many years” (Lankford, Adam). In these lines, New Scientist Magazine adds another amount of evidence to the matter of suicide bombers blowing themselves up and killing other people just to conceal their own depression. It is stated that even Mohammad Atta, the 9/11 ringleader and the archetype of the “normal” suicide terrorist, suffered from

Yes the use of a female attacker or terrorist differs from the use of a male in many ways as a female terrorist tend to be better at recruiting, and spying, People tend to look at women as the victim instead of being a criminal or a terrorist. Women are more effective than men at carrying out a terrorist attack. They generate less suspicion; they are better able to conceal explosives; and they are subjected to more relaxed security measures.

and social ideology is closely related to the roles women play in terrorist groups” (White, 2014, p.113). Women tend to be more attracted to those organizations that are focused on revolution and social change, which is because women are interested in the chance of redefining their roles. In addition, these revolutionary groups can also offer them that leadership role, other organizations might not offer, that is because international terrorists, try to defend the traditional culture, that limits the role of women. The roles women usually play in terrorism are as spies, supporters, sympathizers, combatants, and even as suicide bombers. The roles of women in terrorism are increasing for example, when it comes to ISIS, roughly 10 percent

"Since 2009, the horror has increased incrementally," Campbell told ABC News. "Suicide bombers were virtually unknown until 2011. This past week, that children were used as suicide bombers is something entirely new. And then a little more than a year ago, the use of women as suicide bombers, that was entirely new. It certainly isn't anymore."

Anne Speckhard tries to understand these young women in her article Brides of ISIS. She states “young Western women are slipping out of their bedrooms, giving silent farewells, and leaving heart-rending notes to their families apologizing for their sudden disappearances.” many stories of young adults disappearing to join men and women in ISIS are heard on news channels, it is becoming more frequent today. Head of FBI’s counterterrorism division, Micheal Steinbach says “ISIS is more aggressively recruiting women than any other terror group has, and is luring them by painting a false narrative about what life is like in Syria, we have seen everything from a female fighter--dedicated groups of women fighters--and those who have come over to support foreign fighters by marrying them." they are masters at manipulating their victims by offering a life better than where they are. They show them that they have a purpose in life and that is to fight for Allah and build a better world dominated by Islam. The young women are showered with compliments daily and promised wealth if they were to join ISIS. This mind manipulation can make any nineteen-year-old girl fall for. There is a pattern created where the men recruiting young girls are always in their late twenties or early thirties as it is easier to target young

Suicide terrorism has become increasingly popular because many terrorists are confident in their ability to carry out the attack. The act of suicide bombing is more secure for the organization as a whole, than any other method. Instead of having to create and intricate escape plan and risk the bomber being captured, the bomber will simply perish with all the information they know.

All the publicity terrorism receives from the world, the news channels, and the world leaders, women’s contribution in terrorist acts has gone extensively disregarded. This isn’t a surprise considering how women are generally viewed in the world. Stereotypically women are viewed as weak, feeble, childbearing machines and never capable of being as good as a man. So to even consider a woman being a terrorist is almost unbelievable. Key word “almost. As Jean Bethke Elshtain transcribed in her book that, “Certainly when most of us think ‘terrorists’ we do not see ‘woman.’ The perpetrators, or the alleged perpetrators, who have flashed across our television screens in recent years are pretty much a youthful male lot.”

Portrayal of Arab woman prospers in post 9/11 American literature and forms a central part American Neo-orientalism. This writing serves as a barometer by which American writers introduce diverse issues on woman to American readers. Muslim woman has been portrayed in several fields of American culture and literary genres. Most of these representations have been new images and are influenced by both the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the American retaliations. Though, most of the writers claim that their writings are objective and highlight the real aspects of woman's life, most of the writings focus on the weak aspects of woman's life and regularly introduce her as subordinate and submissive entities. Considering the fact that 9/11 evens have