Black Widows – Why Women Turn To Terrorism

Two recent incidents in the United States and Russia are suggesting that, when it comes to terrorism, men and women are perhaps not as different as society might believe.

Jamie Paulin-Ramirez last week became the second American woman to be arraigned on terrorism charges in connection with the attempted assassination of a Swedish cartoonist, following alleged co-conspirator, Colleen LaRose, also known as “Jihad Jane.”

Meanwhile, the recent terror bombings in Russia suggest the resurrection of the “black widows” — female suicide bombers that sprang up a decade ago to strike back at the Kremlin’s during its war against Chechnya.

In the U.S., where women commit fewer than 10 percent of murders, the reality of female terrorists can still shock — and even more so when they come from within American borders

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