Recently, women have been involved in terrorist acts compared to the past due to some factors, which are both negative and positive, which has led to worries among people, making it a global concern. According to recent research, women are involved in terrorism by being recruited while in a relationship by being forced. Further, revenge for death can bring them into this crime and also previous involvement in crime. Policies and other measures have been put into place to prevent more women from indulging in this crime. Women involving themselves in terrorism or engaging with people in terrorism is a bad act since it may lead to loss of life and loss of their position in society, and policies should be put in place to curb this.
Firstly, women have been involved in terror attacks due to the urge to avenge the death of people who are close to them since they are full of emotions. As reported by the Russian Media Reports about the sixteen-year-old Moscow subway suicide bomber, Djennet Abdurakhmanova stated that she exploded as an act of vengeance for her husband killed by the Russian security forces (Bloom 38). A woman’s love can lead to her making vengeful decisions to those who assassinated her loved one, which may lead to her death. Therefore, the involvement of women in acts of terrorism may be triggered by the act of revenge due to emotions; it is evident that these actions do not solve an issue but instead bring more suffering.
Furthermore, women are involved in terrorism by forcefully joining terror groups through their spouses. Marriage in the Jihadi organizations may allow the group to force the women to indulge in acts of violence (Bloom 41). Women engaging in marriages with terrorists forcefully make women do deeds that make them disregarded. This shows that women cannot make their decisions independently, showing they have no position in society. To sum up, the engagement of women in relationships with spouses in terror groups, in most cases, leads them to be victims of crime because decisions are made by their spouses and not themselves.
Moreover, after women commit these terror acts, they are at a high risk of losing themselves since they suffer psychologically. According to a report by the International Centre for Counter-terrorism, the return of women who traveled to the regions of the Islamic states on terror missions raises concern from the policymakers of these countries due to the threat that may arise from those women (Sadaf Rakhshandehroo et al. 28). Even after women engage in terrorism and come back to the society they are still a risk due to their mental disorder, which makes them a threat to the society. To conclude, a psychological disorder in women after practicing terrorism acts as a threat since they may do something fatal, affecting the whole society.
In order to prevent women from engaging in terrorism, various policies have been made. One of the policies that have been put into place is involving and increasing women and girls in leadership positions in addressing the lifecycle of violent extremism in fragile, conflict-affected environments (“U.S. Strategy to Support Women” par. 5). Provision of policies that help in recognition of women would be effective in recognizing the women’s position in the society. Therefore, policies put in place may help exclude women from crime.
In conclusion, the involvement of women in terrorism is bad and should be stopped to reduce unnecessary deaths and establish their position in society. Factors that lead to women involving themselves in terrorism, like revenge and engaging in relationships where there is extremism, should be dealt with by coming up with policies that should be well followed. The act of women involved in terrorism should be discouraged, and legal action should be taken against people leading them to the crime.
Works Cited
Bloom, Mia. “Bombshells: Women and Terror.” Gender Issues, vol. 28, no. 1–2, May 2011, pp. 1–21, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-011-9098-z.
Sadaf Rakhshandehroo, et al. “Psychopathology in Female Offenders of Terrorism and Violent Extremism: A Systematic Review.” Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 14, Frontiers Media, June 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1123243.
“U.S. Strategy to Support Women and Girls at Risk from Violent Extremism and Conflict.” United States Department of State, 13 Feb. 2019, www.state.gov/u-s-strategy-to-support-women-and-girls-at-risk-from-violent-extremism-and-conflict/.
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