Jihadists target Muslim women in the West for recruitment

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Increasing numbers of young women who are seeking to fight or to become the wives of fighters are trying to join radical groups in Iraq and Syria. According to Dr Katherine Brown, some women are attracted by the idea of marrying a fighter, while others 'are joining ISIL because it provides a new utopian politics, participating in jihad and being part of the creation of a new Islamic state.' The story was front page of the global edition of The New York Times and also reported by Minneapolis Star Tribune, NDTV (India), Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle (Germany).

Period	Oct 2014
Held at	The New York Times, United States