Citation

Achsin MZ. Int. J. Eng. Adv. Technol. 2019; 8(5): 873-876.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publications)

DOI

10.35940/ijeat.E1123.0585C19

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Terrorism is a recognized global phenomenon particularly in the 21st century. Its landscape is highly determined by the actors' changing and shifting nature as well as the pattern of the main battle field in Middle East and Afghanistan. As the most populous Muslim country in the world, Indonesia has experienced terrorist attacks especially since 2000 where multiple threats of bombing in several areas of the country had surfaced as the consequences of global terrorism's wide spread networks and ideological influences. However, the two most recent suicide bombings in Surabaya - East Java on May 13, 2018 and Sibolga - North Sumatera on March 13, 2019 strongly indicate a new pattern of woman's role in terrorism in Indonesia, shifting from passive to active. Utilizing these case studies and the technique of interpretative research, this paper aims to describe woman's role in terrorist suicide bombing action, particularly in the context of Indonesia's patriarchal culture. The finding shows a different role of woman in terrorism according to the differences of the various cultures. Therefore, this research fills the void of terrorism research particularly in Indonesia. © 2019, Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Woman; Terrorism; Culture; Indonesia