How women wage war – a short history of IS brides, Nazi guards and FARC insurgents
- Written by Jessica Trisko Darden, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, American University School of International Service
The names of American-born Hoda Muthana and Brit Shamima Begum have appeared in countless headlines in the United States and Europe since these two female members of the Islamic State group were discovered in a large displaced persons camp weeks ago.
The women were among the holdouts in Islamic State’s last stronghold in Baghouz, Syria. When...
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