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2. The Portrayal of Women in Jihadi Organizations

Author : Hamoon Khelghat-Doost

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Abstract

The dominant approaches in studying women’s association with jihadism generally describe women as victims of the masculine violence committed by jihadi groups. These studies depict a passive image of women in which they cower to the masculine command of such organizations. This approach in turn leaves less room to study a further important group of women who are incorporated into jihadi groups by the organization’s conscious decision. At the same time, the current typologies of jihadi organizations mostly deal with the macro level structure of these groups, including differences in their ideologies and their external supporters. These typologies are antiquated and therefore do not elucidate the reasons for the growing trend in women’s incorporation into these establishments in both numbers and roles. By developing a new typology for jihadi organizations and categorizing them as operation-based and state-building, this chapter provides a platform for comparing different jihadi organizations in terms of their approach toward the incorporation of women. The typology offered in this chapter also makes it possible for researchers to study how the approaches of jihadi organizations toward women evolve with time and for what reasons.

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Footnotes
1
For the purpose of this book, rational choice is defined as the process of determining what options are available and then choosing the most preferred one according to some consistent criterion.
 
2
Study of organizational designs and organizational structures, relationship of organizations with their external environment, and the behavior of managers and technocrats within organizations. It suggests ways in which an organization can cope with rapid change.
 
3
Although there are several Shi’a militant organizations which claim to be jihadi, the term ‘jihadi’ is commonly used for Sunni Salafist movements. Shi’as are not seeking for revitalization of the Caliphate system as they do not believe in this system.
 
4
The notion of establishing or not establishing a state has created a critical dispute between Al-Qaeda and ISIS. The difference in the two organizations’ take on state building has ultimately ended up in a split between the two and made them rivals.
 
5
Although there are several Shi’a militant organizations which claim to be jihadists, the term “jihadi” is commonly used for Salafist Sunni movements. Shi’as are not seeking for revitalization of the Caliphate system.
 
6
The reason for limiting the research to Sunni groups is due to the definition of a jihadi organization which is talked about at the beginning of Chapter Three of this book.
 
7
For the purpose of this book, a violent non-state actor is defined as “an organization that uses illegal violence (i.e. force not officially approved of by the state) to reach its goals.”
 
8
The mother of Christ (Virgin Mary) sorrowing for her son.
 
9
A type of approach which considers gender perspectives.
 
10
Robinson, Glenn E. “Jihadi Information Strategy: Sources, Opportunities and Vulnerabilities.” Information Strategy and Warfare: A Guide to Theory and Practice (2007): 86–112.
 
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Metadata
Title
The Portrayal of Women in Jihadi Organizations
Author
Hamoon Khelghat-Doost
Copyright Year
2021
Book
The Strategic Logic of Women in Jihadi Organizations

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-59387-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-59388-9

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59388-9_2

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