Al-Khansa is simply not your typical women’s magazine. The online magazine is produced by Al-Qaida to encourage women to martyr themselves, and it came to the attention of Gnosis, a review published by SISDE, the Italian secret service.
“This is a turning point in the project planning of international terrorist networks, which until now, unlike in the Palestinian intifada or in Chechen nationalist extremism, were limited to the exclusive employment of men in operations,” the SISDE analysts said.
But, the Italian spy review said, it is not clear whether al Qaeda’s call to arms for women represents “female emancipation,” or rather “a tactic to involve all components of the [Islamic community] in the global jihad.”
Al-Khansa’s advice for women?
A female militant must also “be content with what is strictly necessary, sending televisions and air conditioners to be burned.” She should offer her own money for the cause and know how to shoot and “how to carry munitions on her shoulder,” the Web site said.
(Hat tip: Daily Alert)
