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Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS
By Moaveni, Azadeh
- ISBN
- 9780399179754
- Publisher
- Random
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Reviewed on September 1, 2019 | Social Sciences
Moaveni (Lipstick Jihad) explores the reasons young women join the Islamic State (IS). Expanding on her 2015 New York Times story, Moaveni focuses on 13 women from varying socioeconomic statuses and countries. Their reasons for joining IS are complex: some follow husbands or boyfriends, some are seduced by the promise of a "pure" form of Islam, some are unable to leave their homes in the war zone. Alongside the personal narrative...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
