Experts: Number of Women in Global Terrorism Rising

More and more women throughout the world are participating in terrorist and extremist groups, and social media is playing a key role in the trend, according to leading experts. While many experts cited coercion as the primary reason most women join violent extremist groups, other authorities participating in a forum in Washington pointed to more sophisticated and nuanced explanations. Many women who joined extremist groups were searching for identity and a sense of belonging, said...

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