Palestinian women: the quest for a voice in the public square through "Islamikaze martyrdom"

Reviews the dilemmas and conflicting views within Islam about the place of women, especially in the situations of violence and revolutionary change which have characterised many fundamentalist Islamic societies in recent years. Moves on to the many-sided role of women fighters in Palestinian society...

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Published inTerrorism and political violence Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 66 - 96
Main Author Israeli, Raphael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2004
Subjects
Females
Gender aspects
Interethnic conflict
International security
Israel
Muslims
Palestine
Palestinian
Palestinians
Political violence
Sexual Inequality
Territorial disputes
Terrorism
Violence
Women
Womens Roles
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Summary:Reviews the dilemmas and conflicting views within Islam about the place of women, especially in the situations of violence and revolutionary change which have characterised many fundamentalist Islamic societies in recent years. Moves on to the many-sided role of women fighters in Palestinian society, which has become the chief model of Islamikaze. Concludes that, ironically, the attempt of young Palestinian women to make themselves heard by indiscriminate killing of other women and children alienates potential Western sympathisers, while the fundamentalists who encourage them would deny them equal status.
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ISSN:0954-6553
DOI:10.1080/09546550490446063