Women and children aligned with terrorist groups leverage gender and age dynamics for their benefit by claiming ignorance of terrorist acts so as to minimize their culpability.
Women
The first of this two-part analysis explores the roles of women in terrorism in Indonesia since the 1950s to 2010s. It describes the limited roles women play in these radical movements and the reasons behind their subordination.
The second of this two-part analysis explores the roles of women in terrorism in Indonesia since the ISIS’ declaration of a caliphate in 2013. It describes the expansion of women’s role in terrorism; no longer hiding behind male nom de guerre.