When I was in Sri Lanka with the [Tamil] Tigers, there were editorials in the paper saying that soldiers really had to stop raping Tamil women at checkpoints because they were just creating more operatives. The [Tigers] were cognizant of… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
Women are secretaries of state and prime ministers - but people still don't expect women to be involved in violence. — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
I did a study of soldiers returning from Iraq, and their levels of PTSD were much higher if they had had to shoot a… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
It's cheap, and you have a thinking, breathing bomb that can adjust to circumstances and cross the street to hit another target if the… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
Acts perpetrated by women, particularly attractive women, get far more media attention. — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
A lot of movements use women's involvement to shame men when recruitment is sagging. — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
When I was in Sri Lanka with the [Tamil] Tigers, there were editorials in the paper saying that soldiers really had to stop raping… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
“illiterate. Al Qaeda recruiters make use of their poverty, despair, resentment, and eagerness to take revenge against the American troops to recruit them.53 The… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
The terrorists provide an outlet where with just one action, a raped woman can go from being a source of dishonour to her family… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
With a civilian target, female bombers tend to be more successful and cause more damage. — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
The best predictor of a woman's involvement in terrorism, whether it's a secular or religious group, is a relationship with a terrorist: her father,… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
The issue of motherhood is no longer salient. In fact, the very first female bomber for Hamas posed in her last will and testament… — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
Misuse of the Koran to provide legitimacy for violence is common, particularly in Europe, where terrorists tend not to be well-educated Muslims. — Mia Bloom Copy Share Image
![“When I was in Sri Lanka with the [Tamil] Tigers, there were editorials in the paper saying that soldiers really had to stop raping Tamil women at checkpoints because they were just creating more operatives. The [Tigers] were cognizant of this and exploited it: "Don't be a victim, join the movement.” quote by Mia Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/97d/mia-bloom-36242_checkpoints_when-i-was-in-sri-lanka-with-the-tamil-t_1241694.jpg)
