Monthly Archives: Oct 2013

White Widows and Our Obsession with the Female Terrorist

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 by William Andrews

The recent terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi immediately ignited a frenzy of media interest in Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called White Widow. News stations have been ebulliently throwing up tidbits of Hollywood thriller-style plot devices. There’s a … Continue reading →

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