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The Radicalization of Women in Islam: An Interview with Farhana Qazi

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Education, News, History

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Farhana Qazi, a scholar and speaker on conflicts in the Islamic world, and the first American Muslim woman to serve in the National Counter-Terrorism Center. Houghton and Qazi discuss the role of women in radical Islam, the fight against ISIS, The changing status of women in the Muslim world, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the current state of Pakistan and Kashmir. As a Muslim woman, Qazi provides unique insight into political Islam and the impact of war on Muslim populations.

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That's spycloud.com slash cyberwire and we thank spy cloud for sponsoring our show. Hi and welcome to Spycast. From the Secret Files of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

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I'm Dr. Vince Houghton, the Museum's historian and curator.

1:37.0

Every week, the museum brings you interesting conversations with authors,

1:40.9

scholars, and practitioners who live in the world of global espionage.

1:46.6

Join us as we take a closer look at the secret world of intelligence. We're joined today by Farrhana Kazi who is a scholar and speaker on conflicts in the

1:59.8

Islamic world. She advises U.S. policymakers, appears regularly in the media, and is a frequent Islamic International Herald Tribune, Social Research, Foreign Policy Magazine, the Islamic Monthly

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Magazine, the Journal of International Women's Studies, Oxford Analytica, Reuters, Al-Rassub,

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Levant News, Middle East Times, Terrorism Monitor, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor,

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Don, and many, many more.

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In recognition of our efforts, Ms. Kasey received the 21st Century Leader Award by the National

2:29.8

Committee on American Foreign Policy in New York, and the Distinguished Humanitarian

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Award from her alma mater in Texas for her work on women in conflict.

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She is the author of two forthcoming books, Secrets of the Valley, A Personal Journey to the War in

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Kashmir between India and Pakistan,

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