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Women and the war on Boko Haram : wives, weapons, witnesses /

Matfess, Hilary,

Women and the war on Boko Haram : wives, weapons, witnesses / Hilary Matfess. - 1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages) - African arguments . - African arguments. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and index.

"For over a decade, Boko Haram has waged a campaign of terror across north-eastern Nigeria. In 2014, the kidnapping of 276 girls in Chibok shocked the world, giving rise to the #BringBackOurGirls movement. Yet Boko Haram's campaign of violence against women and girls goes far beyond the Chibok abductions. From its inception, the group has systematically exploited women to advance its aims. Perhaps more disturbing still, some Nigerian women have chosen to become active supporters of the group, even sacrificing their lives as suicide bombers. These events cannot be understood without first acknowledging the long-running marginalisation of women in Nigerian society. Having conducted extensive fieldwork throughout the region, Hilary Matfess provides a vivid and thought-provoking account of Boko Haram's impact on the lives of Nigerian women, as well as the wider social and political context that fuels the group's violence."--Back cover.

9781786991478 9781786991485 9781786991492

99975929835

2024730965


Boko Haram.
Boko Haram.
Boko Haram


2000-2099


Women--Social conditions--Nigeria--21st century.
Kidnapping--Nigeria.
Women--Abuse of--Nigeria.
Femmes--Conditions sociales--Nigeria--21e siècle.
Femmes--Violence envers--Nigeria.
Kidnapping.
Social conditions.
Women--Abuse of.
Women--Social conditions.
Frau
Gewalt
Missbrauch
Terroristin
Selbstmordattentäterin
Entführung
Bekämpfung
Nigeria.
Girls.
Women.
Abduction.
Attacks.
Insurgency.
Terrorism.
Violence.
Society.


Nigeria--Social conditions--21st century.
Nigeria.
Nigeria

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