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Gender Article

Gender and countering violent extremism (CVE) in the Kenya-Mozambique region

Iffat Idris, October 2022

Summary

This report covers three main themes: the role of women in violent extremism and in CVE (drawing on global evidence); Kenyan women’s involvement in Al-Shabaab and approaches to CVE and gender in that country; and recommendations/guidance for gender and CVE programming.

Keywords

Gender, Countering violent extremism, Kenya, CHRIPS,

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Theme
Gender
Type
Article
Format
Adobe PDF
Published
19 October 2022
Author
Iffat Idris
Access
Open access

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