About this episode
The Al-Shabaab insurgency remains a potent force in Somalia. One understudied source of its resilience is the support it enjoys among Somali women, despite the group’s patriarchal ethos, strict gender ideology and brutal methods.
Azadeh Moaveni, Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Gender, joins Alan to discuss women’s roles within the movement, from intelligence gathering, to fundraising, to arms carrying and to recruitment.
For more information, see our briefing: Women and Al-Shabaab’s Insurgency
Special thanks to our producer, Maeve Frances.
Originally published on 28 June 2019.
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