VII. The Western Women of ISIS with Erin Saltman
This episode of the Jihadology Podcast features an interview with Erin Saltman on the report she co-authored with Melanie Smith, “‘Till Martyrdom Do Us Part’: Gender and the ISIS Phenomenon” (PDF). The conversation covered a variety of topics related to female participation in jihadism including: The history of female participation in jihadism Why the situation in Syria/Iraq is unique The biggest misconceptions of female emigrants The push and pull factors leading women to join up The different backgrounds of these women What they are doing inside Islamic State territory once they arrive After that is our #SocialMedia segment, covering jihadi social media posts from June 30-July 10. Links: Erin Marie Saltman’s personal site Home : Institute for Strategic Dialogue Erin Marie Saltman (@ErinSaltman) | Twitter The podcast is produced by Karl Morand. If you have feedback you can email podcast@jihadology.net, or find us on Twitter: @JihadPod.
