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First published 2025 by Cornell University Press

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Bloom, Mia, 1968– author.

Title: Veiled threats : women and global jihad / Mia Bloom. Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2025. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2024015982 (print) | LCCN 2024015983 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501777813 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501777820 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501777837 (epub) | ISBN 9781501777844 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: IS (Organization) | Qaida (Organization) | Boko Haram. | Women terrorists—Islamic countries. | Terrorism—Religious aspects—Islam. | Jihad.

Classification: LCC HV6433.I74 B65 2025 (print) | LCC HV6433.I74 (ebook) | DDC 363.325082/091767—dc23/eng/20240717

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024015982

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024015983

Cover photograph: Heidi Bradner/Panos Pictures.