Aggressively patriarchal worldviews attracted Swedish women to the Islamic State
Contrary to popular belief, women played a prominent role in IS recruitment - especially in bringing in other women. A new study from Lund University shows that Swedish women joined the Islamic State as part of a religiously motivated gendered counterculture against Swedish values of gender equality, modern gender roles and gender norms. Online, Swedish IS women propagandise sharia law, gender seg
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/aggressively-patriarchal-worldviews-attracted-swedish-women-islamic-state - 2025-09-29