“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 women are exploited based on three factors: tribal affiliation, financial pressure, and revenge for the loss… — 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
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
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
Acts perpetrated by women, particularly attractive women, get far more media attention. — Mia Bloom Copy Share
A lot of movements use women's involvement to shame men when recruitment is sagging. — Mia Bloom Copy Share
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
“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
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
With a civilian target, female bombers tend to be more successful and cause more damage. — Mia Bloom Copy Share
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
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
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
When the bombers are women - and children, which I predict we'll see more of - the terrorists get more bang for their buck,… — Mia Bloom Copy Share
