Why ISIS Recruits Women And What Can Be Done About It

Details continue to emerge about the two accused shooters in last week’s attack in San Bernardino. The head of the FBI said today that Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik had been radicalized at least two years ago.

Karima Bennoune, a professor of law at the University of California, Davis, joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to explain the role women play in extremist groups and the best ways to prevent more women from joining.

Guest

• Karima Bennoune, professor of law at the University of California, Davis, and author of “Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here.”

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