Women are increasingly taking a leading role in conflicts

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 54-62

  Bloom, Mia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b New Jersey Office of Counter Terrorism   (United States)

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EID: 34548459546     PISSN: 00963402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2968/061006015     Document Type: Article

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6. as cited in Al-Quds Al-Arabi, February 2, 2002 (memri.org).
7. Adel Sadeq, Hadith Al-Medina, February 5, 2002,
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13. Cited in Cameron Stewart, "Enemy Within," Australian, July 16, 2005.
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15. Quoted in Ana Cutter, "Tamil Tigresses," Slant: The Magazine of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Spring 1998.
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27. Cited by Owen Matthews, "So Warped by Hate, They Will Kill Anyone to Take Revenge Against Russia," Daily Mail, September 4, 2004.
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30. Nasra Hassan observed this fact years ago in her article, "An Arsenal of Believers," New Yorker, November 2001.
31. Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, January 31, 2002; February 2, 2002.
32. Arnon Regular, "Mother of Two Becomes First Female Suicide Bomber for Hamas," Ha'aretz, January 15, 2004.
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