“Strategic Social is pleased to introduce the first in what will be a series of posts on the topic of ‘female jihadists.’ The term ‘female jihadists’ refers to women who are used to actively support violent extremist groups in the Islamic World, ranging from nationalist groups like the remnants of the Iraqi Baath Party, to Muslim Brotherhood-inspired groups like the Palestinian organization HAMAS, to Salafist-jihadists groups like Al-Qaeda. Strategic Social believes that understanding the role of female jihadists in supporting these groups is one of the keys to combating violent extremism around the world.

This first post will cover the subject of how certain Islamic principles have been applied to justify having women play an active role in jihadist organizations. “

(Female Jihadists Part I: Defining the Role of Women in Jihad | Strategic Social)