Episode 211 – Are female jihadis being taken seriously?
When it comes to terrorism most people probably turn to men as the primary perpetrators. If they are involved, women are see as bystanders, unwilling participants or even victims. Is this accurate (spoiler alert: NO!). Borealis looks at the issue of what to do with female returnees to Europe and what threat they pose with Sofia Koller.
About my guest
Sofia Koller is a Senior Research Analyst at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in Berlin, where she currently focuses on the prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of returnees from Syria and Iraq. She also supports the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) of the European Commission as an external consultant. From 2018 to 2021, Sofia was a Research Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), where she led the International Forum for Expert Exchange on Countering Islamist Extremism (InFoEx). Previously, Sofia worked as a project coordinator and consultant in Lebanon and France. Sofia Koller holds a Master’s degree in International Conflict Studies from King’s College London.
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