Indonesian women being radicalized.....

[Vanhelsing]

The growth of social media and a change of attitude by Islamic State leaders has led to women becoming more active in jihadist networks, according to a report by the south-east Asia-focused Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC).

“The absence of any hierarchical structure on the internet meant that no one could tell women to stop propagating jihad, especially when they used their own accounts,†outlines the report, “If anything, men eventually realised that women played an indispensible role in the development of the jihadi virtual community.â€

Novi, 27, who was radicalised online while working in Taiwan, is suspected of planning an attack on the presidential palace. Puspitasari, who was part of the same network, was arrested for allegedly planning to carry out an attack on the tourist island of Bali.

The ability of these women to earn foreign currency has also led to male leadership to see them as sources of cash and donations.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...icalised-into-would-be-suicide-bombers-report