![]() One of her subjects is a young Tunisian woman whom Moaveni, who uses pseudonyms throughout, calls Nour. “Many thought they were saving themselves, or saving others, from unspeakable harm,” she writes, although on the battlefront of the caliphate, the women would find themselves in grave danger themselves. ![]() Working with 20-odd women involved in IS and their families, the author shows them to be a diverse group with various motivations. ![]() Iranian American journalist Moaveni ( Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran, 2009, etc.) recounts the stories of women who have joined the cause of the Islamic State group.Īccording to the current presidential administration, IS is a failing cause, but it remains strong in places such as Iraq and Syria, battling government forces and controlling large territories. ![]()
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