Rape and slavery was lure for UK Isis recruits with history of sexual violence
Source: The Observer
Rape and slavery was lure for UK Isis recruits with history of sexual violence
Young fighters are mobilised by Islamic States ideology of abusing women as a form of terrorism, says report
Mark Townsend
Saturday 7 October 2017 21.00 BST
Men with a history of sexual violence and domestic abuse joined Islamic State because of the organisations systemic use of rape and slavery as a form of terrorism, according to new analysis.
The promotion and sanctioning of sexual violence by the extremist group was a pivotal means of attracting, retaining, mobilising and rewarding fighters as well as punishing kaffir, or disbelievers, says a report to be released by the Henry Jackson Society.
Enshrining a theology of rape, the sexual exploitation of women alongside trafficking helped fund the caliphate and was used to lure men from deeply conservative Muslim societies, where casual sex is taboo and dating prohibited.
In addition, forced inseminations and forced pregnancies along with forced conversions were officially endorsed to help secure the next generation of jihadis, a tactic also replicated by Nigerias militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
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