Mothers of Terrorists: Discourses of Gender, Motherhood, and Countering Violent Extremism

• In Event: Gender and (Social) Media Discourse

Brief Overview

This paper examines the political agency of mothers of terrorists and addresses how mothers invoke their gender and motherhood identities when challenging or supporting policies related to countering violent extremism (CVE).

Author

• Candice D. Ortbals, Abilene Christian University